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Shooting · Uttarakhand

Abhinav Bindra

India's first individual Olympic gold medallist (10m air rifle). Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand; his family is of Punjabi Sikh heritage and he has long-standing training ties to Punjab (including a shooting range built for him in Patiala), which is why some sources list him under Punjab.

Olympic Gold Beijing 2008
Cricket · Maharashtra

Ajinkya Rahane

Batter

Batter who, as stand-in captain, led India to the 2021 Test win at the Gabba.

Gabba Test Win 2021 (Captain)
Wrestling · Haryana

Aman Sehrawat

Youngest Indian individual Olympic medallist (men's 57kg, Paris 2024).

Olympic Bronze Paris 2024
Boxing · Haryana

Amit Panghal

Asian Games gold medallist in 2018 (49kg) and world championship silver medallist in 2019 (52kg).

World Silver 2019
Cricket · Karnataka

Anil Kumble

Bowler

India's all-time leading Test wicket-taker; only second bowler with all 10 in a Test innings.

619 Test wickets
Athletics · Uttar Pradesh

Annu Rani

First Indian woman javelin thrower to reach a World Championships final (2019); Commonwealth Games bronze and Asian Games gold medallist.

World Championships Finalist 2019
Wrestling · Haryana

Antim Panghal

U-20 world champion and senior world bronze medallist at 53kg.

U-20 World Champion 2022, 2023
Chess · Telangana

Arjun Erigaisi

Second Indian (after Anand) to cross 2800 Elo rating.

Chess Olympiad Gold 2024
Cricket · Punjab

Arshdeep Singh

Bowler

Left-arm seamer and death-overs specialist; among India's leading T20I wicket-takers.

T20 World Cup 2024
Athletics · Maharashtra

Avinash Sable

National record holder in the 3000m steeplechase.

CWG Silver 2022
Cricket · Gujarat

Axar Patel

All-rounder

Left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder and T20 World Cup 2024 winner.

T20 World Cup 2024
Wrestling · Haryana

Bajrang Punia

Freestyle wrestler at 65kg; Olympic bronze medallist at Tokyo 2020 and world silver medallist in 2018. A four-year suspension imposed by NADA from 23 April 2024, for failing to provide a sample at the March 2024 national trials, runs to 2028; he is ineligible to compete while it stands.

Olympic Bronze Tokyo 2020
Cricket · Gujarat

Cheteshwar Pujara

Test specialist whose 2020-21 tour of Australia anchored India's series win.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19, 2020-21
Badminton · Maharashtra

Chirag Shetty

Doubles partner of Satwiksairaj; helped India win Thomas Cup 2022.

Thomas Cup 2022
Chess · Tamil Nadu

D. Gukesh

Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion (2024) at age 18.

World Chess Champion 2024
Archery · Jharkhand

Deepika Kumari

Former world number one in recurve archery.

World Cup Gold (multiple)
Cricket · Uttar Pradesh

Deepti Sharma

All-rounder

All-rounder; Player of the Tournament at the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup and a former No. 1 in the ICC women's ODI bowling rankings.

Women's ODI World Cup 2025
Cricket · Delhi

Gautam Gambhir

Top-scorer in both ICC white-ball World Cup finals India won; India men's head coach since July 2024, confirmed September 2026.

ICC World Cup 2011
Football · Punjab

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

First Indian goalkeeper to appear in a UEFA Europa League qualifier.

AIFF Footballer of the Year 2017, 2019
Badminton · Kerala

H. S. Prannoy

Men's singles shuttler; world championship bronze medallist in 2023.

World Bronze 2023
Cricket · Punjab

Harbhajan Singh

Bowler

Off-spinner with more than 700 international wickets; first Indian to take a Test hat-trick.

417 Test wickets
Cricket · Gujarat

Hardik Pandya

All-rounder

Power-hitting all-rounder, T20 World Cup 2024 winner, and former India T20I vice-captain who has led the side in the shortest format.

T20 World Cup 2024
Cricket · Punjab

Harmanpreet Kaur

Batter

Middle-order batter who captained India to their maiden ICC Women's ODI World Cup title in 2025, beating South Africa in the final.

ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 (Captain)
Field Hockey · Punjab

Harmanpreet Singh

Drag-flicker who has captained the Indian men's hockey team; Olympic bronze medallist in 2020 and 2024.

Olympic Bronze 2020, 2024
Athletics · Assam

Hima Das

First Indian to win a global track gold (World U-20 400m, 2018).

World U-20 Gold 2018
Cricket · Jharkhand

Ishan Kishan

Fastest ODI double-hundred (126 balls) vs Bangladesh.

Fastest ODI 200 (126 balls)
Cricket · Delhi

Ishant Sharma

Bowler

Long-serving pacer; second Indian quick to take 300 Test wickets.

300+ Test wickets
Cricket · Gujarat

Jasprit Bumrah

Bowler

Fast bowler across all three formats; ICC Test Bowler of the Year in 2024.

ICC Test Bowler of the Year 2024
Cricket · West Bengal

Jhulan Goswami

Highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket and former ICC Cricketer of the Year.

255 ODI wickets
Cricket · Karnataka

K. L. Rahul

Wicketkeeper

Versatile top-order batter and wicketkeeper across all three formats.

ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Cricket · Haryana

Kapil Dev

All-rounder

Captained India to its first World Cup title in 1983; fast-bowling all-rounder.

ICC World Cup 1983 (Captain)
Badminton · Andhra Pradesh

Kidambi Srikanth

Former world No. 1 and World Championship silver medallist.

World Silver 2021
Athletics · Odisha

Kishore Jena

Javelin thrower; Asian Games silver medallist at Hangzhou 2022 (held in 2023).

Asian Games Silver 2023
Chess · Andhra Pradesh

Koneru Humpy

Women's World Rapid Champion in 2019 and 2024.

Women's World Rapid Champion 2019, 2024
Cricket · Uttar Pradesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Bowler

Left-arm wrist spinner with hat-tricks in both ODI and Test cricket.

ODI Hat-trick x2
Badminton · Uttarakhand

Lakshya Sen

Men's singles shuttler; All England finalist in 2022 and world championship bronze medallist in 2021.

World Bronze 2021
Tennis · West Bengal

Leander Paes

18-time Grand Slam doubles/mixed doubles champion; record 7 Olympic appearances.

Olympic Bronze Atlanta 1996
Boxing · Assam

Lovlina Borgohain

Olympic bronze medallist at Tokyo 2020 (69kg); two-time world championship bronze medallist and Asian champion in 2022 (75kg).

Olympic Bronze Tokyo 2020
Boxing · Manipur

M. C. Mary Kom

Six-time world amateur boxing champion and Olympic bronze medallist.

6x World Champion
Cricket · Jharkhand

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Retired India captain — the only captain to have won all three ICC white-ball trophies; long-serving Chennai Super Kings captain.

ICC World Cup 2011
Tennis · Karnataka

Mahesh Bhupathi

First Indian to win a Grand Slam (1997 French Open mixed doubles).

12 Grand Slam titles
Football · Punjab

Manisha Kalyan

First Indian to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

AIFF Women's Footballer of the Year 2022
Field Hockey · Punjab

Manpreet Singh

Midfielder who captained India to its first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years, at Tokyo 2020.

Olympic Bronze Tokyo 2020
Shooting · Haryana

Manu Bhaker

First Indian shooter to win two Olympic medals at a single Games.

2x Olympic Bronze Paris 2024
Cricket · Rajasthan

Mithali Raj

Highest run-scorer in women's international cricket; former long-serving India captain, retired in 2022.

10,000+ International Runs
Cricket · Uttar Pradesh

Mohammed Shami

Bowler

Seamer and highest wicket-taker at the 2023 ODI World Cup; his most recent India appearance was the Champions Trophy final in March 2025.

ODI World Cup 2023 Top Wicket-Taker (24)
Cricket · Telangana

Mohammed Siraj

Bowler

Seamer from Hyderabad who reached No. 1 in the ICC ODI bowling rankings in 2023.

Asia Cup 2023
Athletics · Kerala

Murali Sreeshankar

Long jumper; Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 2022 and Asian Games silver medallist at Hangzhou 2022 (held in 2023).

CWG Silver 2022