FAMOUS SPORTS

PERSONALITIES
Compiled by ANUSHKA TANDON
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former
Indian cricketer and captain, widely
regarded as one of the greatest
batsmen of all time.

Born: April 24, 1973 (age 43), Mumbai

Height: 1.65 m
Spouse: Anjali Tendulkar (m. 1995)
Siblings: Nitin Tendulkar, Ajit
Tendulkar, Savita Tendulkar
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton
player, former world no.1 in Women's
Singles . She is the first Indian to win a
medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She
achieved this feat by winning the Bronze
medal at the 2012 London Olympics on 4
August 2012.

Born: March 17, 1990 (age 26), Hisar district

Height: 1.65 m
Siblings: Abu Chandranshu Nehwal
Parents: Harvir Singh Nehwal, Usha Nehwal
 Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is an Indian professional
tennis player who is currently ranked
No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings.

Born: November 15, 1986 (age

29), Mumbai
Height: 1.73 m
Spouse: Shoaib Malik (m. 2010)
Siblings: Anam Mirza
Parents: Nasima Mirza, Imran Mirza
 Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is an Indian international
cricketer who currently captains the
Indian team in Test cricket and is its
vice-captain in limited overs formats.

Born: November 5, 1988 (age

27), Delhi
Height: 1.75 m
Sibling: Vikash Kholi, Bhavna Kholi
Parents: Saroj Kohli, Prem Kohli
Dhyan Chand
Dhyan Chand was an Indian field
hockey player, who is widely
considered as the greatest field
hockey player of all time.

Born: August 29, 1905, Allahabad

Died: December 3, 1979, Delhi
Height: 1.7 m
Parents: Sameshwar Dutt Singh
Siblings: Roop Singh, Mool Singh
Children: Ashok Kumar
 MS Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian
cricketer and the current captain of
the Indian national cricket team in
limited-overs formats.

Born: July 7, 1981 (age 35), Ranchi

Height: 1.75 m
Spouse: Sakshi Dhoni (m. 2010)
Sibling: Jayanti Gupta, Narendra
Singh Dhoni
 Abhinav
Bindra
Abhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian
shooter and is a World and Olympic
champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event.
Born: September 28, 1982 (age
33), Dehradun
Siblings: Divya Bindra
Olympic medal: Shooting at the 2008
Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air
rifle
Parents: Apjit Bindra, Babli Bindra
Books: A Shot at History
 Prakash
Padukone
Prakash Padukone is a former Indian
badminton player from Karnataka. He
was born on 10 June 1955 to a Chitrapur
Saraswat family. He won the All England
Championship in 1980 and became the
first Indian to do so.

Born: June 10, 1955 (age 61), Bengaluru

Height: 1.85 m
Spouse: Ujjala Padukone
Children: Deepika Padukone, Anisha
Padukone
Parents: Ramesh Padukone, Ahilya
Padukone
 Mahesh
Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian
professional tennis player. In 1997, he
became the first Indian to win a Grand
Slam tournament.

Born: June 7, 1974 (age 42), Chennai

Height: 1.85 m
Spouse: Lara Dutta(m. 2011), Shveth
Jaishankar (m. 2003–2010)
Children: Saira Bhupathi
Siblings: Kavita Bhupathi Chadda
Parents: C.G.Krishna Bhupathi, Mira Bhupathi
 Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is a former Indian
cricketer and captain, widely
regarded as one of the greatest
batsmen in the history of cricket.
Born: January 11, 1973 (age
43), Indore
Height: 1.8 m
Spouse: Vijeta Pendharkar (m. 2003)
Siblings: Vijay Dravid
Movies: India vs. Pakistan: Stars of
India
 Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj, better known as
Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He
captained the Indian cricket team which
won the 1983 Cricket World Cup

Born: January 6, 1959 (age 57), Chandigarh

Height: 1.83 m
Spouse: Romi Bhatia (m. 1980)
Books: Straight from the Heart: An
Autobiography
Cricket, My Style. World of Kapil Dev. Kapil:
The Autobiography of Kapil Dev
Movies: Dillagi... Yeh Dillagi, Adhisaya
Manithan
 Yogeshwar
Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian wrestler from
Haryana. He won the bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 60kg
Freestyle wrestling. He was awarded the
Padma Shri by the Government of India in
2013.

Born: November 2, 1982 (age 33), Gohana

Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 60 kg
Residence: Haryana
Olympic medal: Wrestling at the 2012
Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg
 Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying
Sikh, is a former Indian track and field
sprinter who was introduced to the
sport while serving in the Indian Army

Born: 1935, Govindpura, Pakistan

Spouse: Nirmal Kaur (m. 1962)
Siblings: Ishvar Singh, Malkhan Singh
Children: Jeev Milkha Singh, Sonia
Sanwalka
Books: The Race of My Life
Grandchild: Harjai Singh
Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore
Lieutenant-Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh
Rathore AVSM is a Veteran Indian shooter and
politician, who rose to fame after winning the
Silver Medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004
Summer Olympics in Athens.

Born: January 29, 1970 (age 46), Jaisalmer

Spouse: Gayathri Rathore (m. 1998)
Siblings: Ritu Chohan
Olympic medal: Shooting at the 2004 Summer
Olympics – Men's double trap
Awards: Arjuna Award for Shooting
Children: Manavaditya Singh Rathore, Gauri
Rathore
Profiles
 Virender
Sehwag
Virender Sehwag is a former Indian
cricketer. An aggressive right-handed
opening batsman and a part-time right-
arm off-spin bowler, he played his first
One Day International in 1999 and joined
the Indian Test team in 2001

Born: October 20, 1978 (age 37), Najafgarh

Height: 1.7 m
Spouse: Aarti Ahlawat (m. 2004)
Education: Jamia Millia Islamia
Current teams: Kings XI Punjab (Batsman), Delhi
cricket team
Siblings: Manju Sehwag, Anju Sehwag, Vinod Sehwag