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Lucky Vatnani
Lucky Vatnani (born 23 December 1985) is an Indian former professional snooker player. He is from Hyderabad, India, but was based in Sheffield, England during his snooker career.
Luis Barreto
Luis Xavier Barreto (born 14 October 1980) is an Indian former footballer who used to play as a goalkeeper for East Bengal FC in the I-League.
Lukman Meriwala
BowlerLukman Iqbal Meriwala (born 11 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler who was the leading wicket-taker of the 2013/14 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which Baroda won. In February 2021, Meriwala was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League auction ahead of the 2021 IPL edition.
Lukose Leelamma
Lukose Leelamma (born 23 May 1969) is an Indian athlete. She won a silver medal in 10000 metres in the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships. She was the National champion in 10000 metres in 1992, 1993, and 1994 and 3000 metres in 1991.
Luvnith Sisodia
WicketkeeperLuvnith Sisodia (born 15 January 2000) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 25 February 2019. In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.
Lynda Kom Serto
MidfielderLynda Kom Serto (born 28 February 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for Sethu in the Indian Women's League and the India national football team.
M Mohammed
M. Mohammed (born 3 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu. On 2 November 2018, he took a hat-trick in the match against Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy.
M. A. Prajusha
Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha (born 20 May 1987) is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who competes in long jump and triple jump. 72 m. She broke the record held by Mayookha Johny by four centimeters.
M. D. Nidheesh
BowlerMattakandathil Dineshan Nidheesh (born 5 September 1991) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.
M. D. Valsamma
Manathoor Devasia Valsamma (born 21 October 1960) is a retired Indian athlete. She was the second Indian woman to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games and the first to win it on Indian soil.
M. G. Subramaniam
M. G. Subramaniam (5 November 1931 – 19 July 1993) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in two Test matches and one ODI game in 1983.
M. J. Gopalan
Morappakam Josyam Gopalan (6 June 1909 – 21 December 2003) was an Indian sportsman who represented India in cricket and hockey. Gopalan hailed from the village of Morappakam in Chingleput district, some 50 kilometres from Chennai. His family moved to Triplicane in Chennai when he was young.
M. Jairam
M. Jairam (born 18 September 1937) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Andhra and Hyderabad between 1954 and 1971. Playing for Hyderabad, he took the most wickets in the 1964–65 Ranji Trophy, with 34 dismissals in the tournament.
M. L. Jaisimha
BowlerMotganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha (3 March 1939 – 6 July 1999) was an Indian test cricketer.
M. M. Naidu
M. M. Naidu (28 October 1911 – 13 December 1991) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in one Test match, India vs. England, in 1951.
M. M. Somaya
Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya (born 8 May 1959) is a former Indian field hockey player and was employed with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. As a field hockey player, he was captain of the Indian national team and played as a halfback. He played in 3 Olympic Games in 1980, 1984 and 1988.
M. N. Ponnamma
Mallamada Narendra Ponnamma (born 25 October 1992) is an Indian field hockey player, who plays as a halfback for the Indian national team. She was a part of the team that won bronze at the 2013 Junior World Cup, in Germany.
M. P. Ganesh
Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh (born 8 July 1946) is a former Indian professional field hockey player and coach. He was also the captain and coach of the Indian team. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1973 and Padma Shri in 2020.
M. P. Jabir
Jabir Madari Palliyalil (born 8 June 1996), better known as M. P. Jabir, is an Indian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres.
M. P. Pandove
M. P. Pandove (born 18 November 1945) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and cricket administrator. During his playing career, he appeared for Southern Punjab, Punjab and North Zone. He later worked in administrative roles with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).
M. R. Babu Lalith
Musunuri Rohit Lalit Babu (born 5 January 1993) is an Indian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2012. He is the 4th GrandMaster from Andhra Pradesh, part of the team that won India's first bronze medal in the 41st Chess Olympiad in 2014, Commonwealth gold medalist, Asian silver medalist, won the Indian Chess Championship in 2017, and Limca Book record holder.
M. R. Poovamma
Machettira Raju Poovamma (born 5 June 1990) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. As a member of the Indian 4 × 400 m relay teams she participated in the 2016 Olympics and won gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games and 2013 and 2017 Asian championships; individually she won a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze in 2014 at those competitions. She received the Arjuna Award in 2015 for her contributions to athletics.
M. R. Singh
M. R. Singh (born 31 July 1954) is a former Indian cricket umpire. He stood in six ODI games from 1993 to 2000.
M. R. Srinivasaprasad
BowlerMadapusi Raghavan Srinivasaprasad, usually known as M. R. Srinivas Prasad (born in 1959 in Salem, Tamil Nadu) is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler who played cricket for Karnataka Ranji in the Wills Trophy (1983/84 – 1987/88), and the Deodhar Trophy (1984/85).
M. S. K. Prasad
Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad (born 24 April 1975) is a retired Indian cricketer. He was most recently the chief selector of the Indian National Cricket Team and led the selection of the Indian team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He played six Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals in his professional career.
M. S. Mahal
M. S. Mahal (born 15 February 1951) is a former Indian cricket umpire. Mahal mainly officiated in first-class cricket matches in India. He stood in one ODI game in 2002.
M. S. Sivasankariah
M. S. Sivasankariah (22 May 1927 – 29 December 2009) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in three Test matches between 1975 and 1977.
M. S. Sriram
M. S. Sriram (born 30 September 1934) is an Indian former cricketer. He played 24 first-class matches for Hyderabad between 1954 and 1962.
M. Siddharth
BowlerManimaran Siddharth (born 3 July 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-arm orthodox bowler.
M. Suresh Kumar
Mani Suresh Kumar (19 April 1973 – 9 October 2020) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Kerala in the Ranji Trophy. He was born in Alleppey, Kerala, India. Kumar has also played for India U-19 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid against New Zealand U-19 in 1992.
M. Suryanarayan
Mothavarapu Suryanarayan (1930 – 2010) was an Indian first-class cricketer who was born on 1 February 1930 during Madras presidency. M. Baliah Naidu and the Grandson of Buchi Babu Naidu who is also known as the 'Father of South Indian Cricket' the doyen of Madras Cricket.
M. V. Nagendra
Mysore Vijayasarathi Nagendra (22 March 1933 – 27 November 1978) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in eleven Test matches between 1964 and 1977. M.V.
M. V. Narasimha Rao
Madireddy Venkat "Bobjee" Narasimha Rao (born 11 August 1954), is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1978 to 1979. He was also a cricket coach.
M. V. Ramanamurthy
M. V. Ramanamurthy (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian former cricketer. He played 36 first-class matches for Hyderabad between 1986 and 1994.
M. V. Sridhar
Maturi Venkat Sridhar (2 August 1966 – 30 October 2017) was an Indian first-class cricketer. 91 with 21 hundreds. His highest score of 366 was the cornerstone for Hyderabad when they posted the record breaking total of 944/6 (declared) against Andhra in the 1993–94 Ranji Trophy; Noel David and Vivek Jaisimha scored double centuries.
M. Venkataramana
BowlerMargashayam Venkataramana (born 24 April 1966) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right arm off-spinner, who played for Tamil Nadu in first class cricket. He made his debut in the 1987–88 Ranji Trophy season and took 35 wickets including a career best 7 for 94 in the final against Railways.
M.Baliah Naidu
BowlerMothavarapu Baliah Naidu (1895–1948, Madras) was an Indian cricketer during Madras Presidency. He was born into a Telugu family as the second son of the Bhatt brothers, sons of the Buchi Babu Nayudu, "The Father of South Indian cricket", the doyen of Madras Cricket. Baliah was also a left hand medium-paced bowler and a stylish left hander who earned the tag "Madras Woolley" of the pre-war period.
Maana Patel
Maana Patel (born 18 March 2000) is an Indian backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (born 12 June 2009) is an Indian tennis player. She trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy.
Mac Joachim
Mackertich "Mac" Joachim (1925 – 11 May 2013) was an Indian boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Joachim was born in Calcutta in 1925, to an Armenian father who had settled there. He later settled in England where he pursued a professional boxing career.
Macarton Nickson
Macarton Louis Nickson (born 19 March 2004) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Mackroy Peixote
Mackroy Peixote (born 11 May 1990) is an Indian footballer who plays for Laxmi Prasad in the Goa Professional League.
Madan Ghosh
Madan Ghosh (born 21 May 1956) is an Indian former cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches for Bengal, between 1977 and 1984.
Madan Lal
All-rounderMadan Lal Udhouram Sharma (born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning India squad. He was also a part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.
Madan Mehra
Madan Mehra (born 13 June 1934) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Delhi and Railways between 1953 and 1972.
Madan Singh
Madan Singh (born 4 December 1964) is an Indian former long-distance runner who competed up to the marathon distance. F). From the state of Rajasthan, he represented India at 1991 South Asian Games in Colombo and won a silver medal in the 5000 metres.
Madansingh Parmar
Madansingh Parmar (born 20 August 1936) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for several domestic teams in India between 1956 and 1970.
Madhav Apte
Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte (5 October 1932 – 23 September 2019) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1952 to 1953. He was elected to the office of the president of the Cricket Club of India in 1989. He afterwards served as the president of the club's Legend's Club and was the chairman of his family's company, Apte Group.