India's athletes, on one page.
Olympic medallists, world champions and rising stars across every Indian sport.
102 of 102 verified athletes
Neeraj Chopra
Olympic and World Champion javelin thrower; India's first track-and-field Olympic gold medallist.
P. V. Sindhu
Two-time Olympic medallist and former world champion.
Virat Kohli
Modern great; former India captain across formats.
Bajrang Punia
World-medal-winning freestyle wrestler at 65kg and Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist. One of the three most visible faces of the 2023 wrestlers' protest against then-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Currently serving a four-year NADA ban (from 23 April 2024, running to 2028) for refusing to provide a urine sample at the March 2024 national trials, and is barred from competitive wrestling and international coaching during the sanction. Punia has publicly linked the ban to what he calls prejudicial treatment following the protests; that framing is his own claim, but the sanction itself is confirmed and active. This profile is listed for sporting record only.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Olympic silver medallist and former world champion in 49kg.
Manu Bhaker
First Indian shooter to win two Olympic medals at a single Games.
Lakshya Sen
All-England finalist and India's top men's singles prospect.
Nikhat Zareen
Two-time world champion at 52kg.
Rishabh Pant
WicketkeeperAggressive wicketkeeper-batter known for match-defining innings.
Harmanpreet Singh
Drag-flicker and captain of the Indian men's hockey team.
Pankaj Advani
28-time world champion in billiards and snooker.
Deepika Kumari
Former world number one in recurve archery.
Viswanathan Anand
Five-time World Chess Champion; first Indian grandmaster.
Sunil Chhetri
Born in Secunderabad (now Telangana). All-time top scorer for India; third-highest active international scorer.
Pardeep Narwal
All-time top raider in Pro Kabaddi League history.
R. Praggnanandhaa
World Cup finalist and one of the youngest grandmasters ever.
Rohit Sharma
BatterVeteran opener and active ODI player; former India captain who led the T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title wins.
Jasprit Bumrah
BowlerWorld's premier fast bowler across all formats; ICC No. 1 Test bowler.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Only captain to win all three ICC white-ball trophies; CSK talisman.
Smriti Mandhana
BatterIndia's premier women's opener, vice-captain of the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup-winning side, and RCB WPL-winning captain.
Harmanpreet Kaur
BatterIndia women's captain who led the team to their maiden ICC Women's ODI World Cup title in 2025, defeating South Africa in the final — India's first global trophy in women's cricket. An aggressive middle-order batter across formats.
Shubman Gill
BatterIndia captain in ODIs and Tests; next-generation top-order batter.
Sachin Tendulkar
Highest run-scorer in international cricket history; only player with 100 international hundreds.
Rahul Dravid
'The Wall' — India's most prolific Test No. 3 and 2024 T20 World Cup-winning head coach.
Sourav Ganguly
Transformational India captain who built the modern era; former BCCI President.
Anil Kumble
BowlerIndia's all-time leading Test wicket-taker; only second bowler with all 10 in a Test innings.
Kapil Dev
All-rounderCaptain of India's first World Cup-winning side in 1983; all-time great all-rounder.
V. V. S. Laxman
Test specialist behind the legendary 281 at Eden Gardens; current NCA head.
Yuvraj Singh
Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Cup; six sixes in an over at the 2007 World T20.
Zaheer Khan
BowlerPremier left-arm seamer of his generation and 2011 World Cup leading wicket-taker.
Harbhajan Singh
Off-spin great with 700+ international wickets; first Indian to take a Test hat-trick.
Virender Sehwag
Only Indian with two Test triple-hundreds; redefined Test opening.
Gautam Gambhir
Top-scorer in both ICC white-ball World Cup finals India won; current India head coach.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Second-highest Test wicket-taker for India and most Player-of-the-Series awards in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja
All-rounderWorld-class all-rounder; ICC No. 1 Test all-rounder across multiple years.
Mohammed Shami
BowlerVeteran India seamer and highest wicket-taker at the 2023 ODI World Cup. Has not featured for India since the March 2025 Champions Trophy final owing to fitness concerns, and is currently working his way back through domestic cricket while selectors have preferred younger pacers.
Mohammed Siraj
BowlerHyderabad seamer who rose to ICC No. 1 ODI bowler; Asia Cup 2023 hero.
K. L. Rahul
WicketkeeperVersatile top-order batter and wicketkeeper across all three formats.
Hardik Pandya
All-rounderPower-hitting all-rounder, T20 World Cup 2024 winner, and former India T20I vice-captain who has led the side in the shortest format.
Suryakumar Yadav
BatterWorld's No. 1 T20I batter for two consecutive years; former India T20I captain before Shreyas Iyer took over the role.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
BatterMumbai opener with two Test double-hundreds inside a year; T20 World Cup winner.
Kuldeep Yadav
BowlerIndia's premier left-arm wrist spinner with ODI and Test hat-tricks.
Axar Patel
All-rounderLeft-arm spin-bowling all-rounder and T20 World Cup 2024 winner.
Rinku Singh
BatterKKR finisher famous for five sixes in an over; T20I middle-order anchor.
Ishan Kishan
Fastest ODI double-hundred (126 balls) vs Bangladesh.
Tilak Varma
BatterLeft-handed top-order batter and Mumbai Indians mainstay.
Arshdeep Singh
India's leading T20I wicket-taker; left-arm death-overs specialist.
Shreyas Iyer
BatterCurrent India T20I captain and dependable middle-order batter; led Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL 2024 title.
Cheteshwar Pujara
Test specialist whose epic 2020-21 Australia tour anchored India's historic series win.
Ajinkya Rahane
Stand-in Test captain who led India to the famous 2021 Gabba victory.
Ishant Sharma
BowlerLong-serving pacer; second Indian quick to take 300 Test wickets.
Mithali Raj
Highest run-scorer in women's international cricket; long-time India captain.
Jhulan Goswami
Highest wicket-taker in women's international cricket and former ICC Cricketer of the Year.
Deepti Sharma
All-rounderWorld-class all-rounder; ICC No. 1 ODI bowler and 2025 Women's World Cup MVP.
Richa Ghosh
WicketkeeperIndia's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in white-ball cricket and explosive lower-order finisher; scored an unbeaten 34 to close out the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup final against South Africa.
Shafali Verma
BatterPower-hitting opener who returned to the India ODI side as a late 2025 World Cup call-up in place of an injured Pratika Rawal, and produced a Player-of-the-Match 87 (plus two wickets) in the final to help India lift their maiden ICC Women's ODI World Cup.
Renuka Singh Thakur
BowlerIndia's leading new-ball pacer in women's cricket and part of the 2025 ICC Women's ODI World Cup-winning squad; ICC Emerging Cricketer 2022.
Pooja Vastrakar
All-rounderPace-bowling all-rounder; key to India's recent ICC trophy runs.
Radha Yadav
BowlerLeft-arm spinner and India's death-overs T20I specialist.
P. R. Sreejesh
Legendary goalkeeper who anchored India's Olympic bronze runs. Served as junior men's head coach from August 2024 until his contract ended in December 2025; after a public dispute in May 2026 over Hockey India appointing a foreign coach, the federation moved on with Frédéric Soyez and Sreejesh declined an alternative development-team role.
Savita Punia
Former captain and one of the world's best goalkeepers. Was replaced as captain of the Indian women's team by Salima Tete in 2024 and opted out of the March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers squad for personal reasons.
Rani Rampal
Former captain who led India to a historic Olympic 4th-place finish in Tokyo and retired from international hockey in January 2025.
Manpreet Singh
Midfield linchpin who led India to its first Olympic hockey medal in 41 years.
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
First Indian goalkeeper to play UEFA Europa League qualifier; India No. 1.
Sandesh Jhingan
India's defensive leader; ISL title-winning centre-back.
Manisha Kalyan
First Indian to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Sahal Abdul Samad
Creative attacking midfielder and ISL standout for Kerala Blasters and Mohun Bagan.
Hima Das
First Indian to win a global track gold (World U-20 400m, 2018).
P. T. Usha
Payyoli Express — narrowly missed Olympic bronze in 1984; now IOA President.
Avinash Sable
National record holder in 3000m steeplechase and the country's best distance runner.
Annu Rani
First Indian woman javelin thrower to reach a World Championships final (2019); Commonwealth Games bronze and Asian Games gold medallist.
Kishore Jena
Asian Games silver medallist who pushed Neeraj Chopra in Hangzhou.
Murali Sreeshankar
National record holder in men's long jump.
M. C. Mary Kom
Six-time world amateur boxing champion and Olympic bronze medallist.
Vijender Singh
First Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal and later India's first global pro star.
Lovlina Borgohain
Olympic bronze medallist and world champion at 75kg.
Amit Panghal
Asian Games gold medallist and world silver medallist at 49/51kg.
Sushil Kumar
Two-time Olympic medallist and the first Indian individual athlete to win two Olympic medals. Note: Since 2021 he has been an accused in the Chhatrasal Stadium case relating to the death of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar; he was arrested in May 2021, has spent extended periods in judicial custody, and the Supreme Court has declined/cancelled bail on multiple occasions. The matter is sub judice and he is presumed innocent unless convicted. This profile is listed for sporting record only and is not an endorsement.
Sakshi Malik
First Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal (Rio 2016 bronze). One of the three most visible leaders of the 2023 wrestlers' protest against then-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations involving several women wrestlers. Announced her retirement from wrestling in December 2023 in protest, on the day a Brij Bhushan ally was elected the new WFI chief.
Vinesh Phogat
Three-time CWG gold medallist and Asian Games champion; disqualified from the Paris 2024 final, retired in 2024, ran as a Haryana MLA, and announced a comeback for LA 2028.
Antim Panghal
U-20 world champion and senior world bronze medallist at 53kg.
Aman Sehrawat
Youngest Indian individual Olympic medallist (men's 57kg, Paris 2024).
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.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
First Indian individual Olympic silver medallist (Double Trap, Athens 2004). Currently a sitting Cabinet Minister in the Rajasthan state government (Industry & Commerce, and Youth Affairs & Sports) since December 2023; previously served as Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (2017–2019).
Sarabjot Singh
Olympic bronze medallist with Manu Bhaker in 10m air pistol mixed team.
Swapnil Kusale
First Indian Olympic medallist in 50m rifle 3-positions.
Rahi Sarnobat
First Indian woman shooter to win Asian Games gold.
Saina Nehwal
First Indian woman to win an Olympic badminton medal; former world No. 1.
Kidambi Srikanth
Former world No. 1 and World Championship silver medallist.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Half of India's first men's doubles pair to reach world No. 1.
Chirag Shetty
Doubles partner of Satwiksairaj; helped India win Thomas Cup 2022.
H. S. Prannoy
World Championship bronze medallist known for his cardio-intensive style.
Leander Paes
18-time Grand Slam doubles/mixed doubles champion; record 7 Olympic appearances.
Mahesh Bhupathi
First Indian to win a Grand Slam (1997 French Open mixed doubles).
Sania Mirza
Six-time Grand Slam champion and former doubles world No. 1.
Rohan Bopanna
Australian Open 2024 champion; oldest male No. 1 in ATP doubles history.
Sumit Nagal
First Indian man in seven years to win a Grand Slam main-draw match, courtesy of his 2020 US Open first-round victory (the first since Somdev Devvarman in 2013). At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics he won his opening match before exiting in the second round; at Paris 2024 he lost in the opening round (round of 64) to France's Corentin Moutet.
D. Gukesh
Youngest undisputed World Chess Champion (2024) at age 18.
Vidit Gujrathi
Grandmaster and India No. 2; Chess Olympiad gold medallist.
Arjun Erigaisi
Second Indian (after Anand) to cross 2800 Elo rating.
Koneru Humpy
Two-time Women's World Rapid Champion; long-time India No. 1.
R. Vaishali
Grandmaster and 2026 FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament winner; the first Indian woman to win the Women's Candidates and now the challenger for the Women's World Chess Championship against Ju Wenjun. Sister of Praggnanandhaa.