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Nicholas Rodrigues
Nicholas Rodrigues (born 9 September 1982) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Mumbai F.C. in the I-League. He most notably won the NFL Player of the Year award in 2005–06.
Nicolau Borges
Nicolau Borges (born 20 January 1979) is a former Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back.
Nicolau Colaco
Nicolau Colaco (born 16 May 1984) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Goa in the Indian Super League, on loan from I-League club Salgaocar.
Nidhi Buley
BowlerNidhi Buley (Hindi: निधि बुले; born 14 August 1986) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Jharkhand. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has appeared in a single One Day International and one Test match for India in July and August 2006, respectively, on India's tour of England and Ireland.
Nidhin Lal
Nidhin Lal (born 25 December 1990 in Kerala) is a former Indian footballer who most recently played for Minerva Punjab in the I-League.
Nihal Sarin
Nihal Sarin (born 13 July 2004) is an Indian chess grandmaster and chess prodigy. In 2018, he passed the Elo rating of 2600 at 14 years old, which at the time made him the third youngest player in history to do so. As a junior player, Nihal was the World Under-10 champion in 2014 and placed 2nd in the 2015 World Under-12 championship.
Nihal Sudeesh
Nihal Sudeesh (born 18 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Odisha.
Nikhil Barla
Nikhil Barla (born 5 August 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur and the India national team.
Nikhil Bernard
Nikhil Bernard (born 30 December 1989) is an Indian former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.
Nikhil Chaudhary
Nikhil Chaudhary (born 4 May 1996) is an India-born Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes and the Washington Freedom. In June 2026, he earned his maiden call-up to the Australia national cricket team and made his international debut during the T20I series in Bangladesh. He is also the second India-born cricketer to feature in the Big Bash League.
Nikhil Chittarasu
Nikhil Chittarasu (born 24 August 1990) is an Indian high jumper. He finished eighth at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, thirteenth at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, won the silver medal at the 2010 South Asian Games, competed at the 2010 Asian Games without reaching the final and finished ninth at the 2013 Asian Championships. 21 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Colombo.
Nikhil Chopra
BowlerNikhil Chopra (born 19 August 1973) is a retired Indian cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. A One Day International (ODI) specialist, he was part of the Indian team at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Nikhil Doru
Nikhil Doru (born 23 January 1979) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Railways. He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in the 1999–00 Ranji Trophy on 11 November 1999.
Nikhil Gangta
Nikhil Gangta (born 1 September 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh. He made his first-class debut for Himachal Pradesh against Goa in 2012-13 Ranji Trophy on 15 December 2012. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.
Nikhil Haldipur
BatterNikhil Haldipur (born 19 December 1977 in Kolkata) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and represented West Bengal, India B, India A, Rest of India, East Zone and Goa. In the year 1998 he won the Castrol Most Promising Cricketer Award along with Amit Pagnis (Mumbai), Mohammed Kaif (Uttar Pradesh) and Reetinder Singh Sodhi (Punjab).
Nikhil Kadam
Nikhil Kadam (born 23 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder/winger for Nepal Super League club Lalitpur City.
Nikhil Kanetkar
Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is an Indian former badminton player from Pune. Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark.
Nikhil Naik
WicketkeeperNikhil Shankar Naik (born 9 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Maharashtra in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Nikhil Nandy
Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020) was an Indian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. As an octogenarian, he was still engaged in coaching youngsters in Kolkata, India.
Nikhil Patil
Nikhil Patil (born 27 November 1989) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Mumbai.
Nikhil Patwardhan
Nikhil Patwardhan (born 2 June 1977) is an Indian former first-class cricketer. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Nikhil Pingle
Nikhil Pingle (born 29 June 1999) is an Indian figure skater. He started with recreational skating and transitioned into competitive speed skating for a duration of 4 years. His experiences with speed skating made leeway for artistic roller skating.
Nikhil Poojary
MidfielderNikhil Chandra Shekhar Poojary (born 3 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.
Nikhil Rathod
BowlerNikhil Rajendrakumar Rathod (born 3 September 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed legbreak bowler and was a member of the Indian U-19 cricket team at the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. he's also in cricket administration as CEO of franchises in various ICC, BCCI approved leagues.
Nikhilesh Surendran
WicketkeeperNikhilesh Surendran (born 24 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who has represented Kerala and presently Pundecherry in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper and batsman.
Nikica Gaćeša
Nikica Gaćeša (born 20 July 1983) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Nikit Dhumal
Nikit Dhumal (born 4 July 1991) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Maharashtra. He made his Twenty20 debut for Maharashtra in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 4 February 2017.
Nikki Pradhan
Nikki Pradhan (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian field hockey player and a member of the Indian national team. Pradhan was the first female Hockey player from Jharkhand who represented India in the Olympics. Pradhan was included in a 16-member squad for Rio Olympics, which also marked the return of Indian women's hockey to the Olympics after 36 years after a stellar show at the Hockey World League Semifinals in 2015.
Nikkin Thimmaiah
Nikkin Thimmaiah (born 18 January 1991) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He was named in the Indian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Nikku Singh
Nikku Singh (born 12 October 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut on 30 September 2019, for Bihar in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Nilakanta Sharma
Nilakanta Sharma Shanglakpam (born 2 May 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. And Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Nilam Sanjeep Xess (born 7 November 1998) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender.
Nilamber Saha
Nilamber Saha (born 18 May 1973) is an Indian former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Bengal between 1998 and 2000.
Nilesh Chaudhary
BowlerNilesh Chaudhary (born 20 June 1983) is an Indian former cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Gujarat. He was born in Surat.
Nilesh Gaikwad
Nilesh Balu Gaikwad (born 10 June 1996) is an Indian para badminton player. He made his international debut in the Uganda Para-Badminton International in 2017, where he won first place in the men's doubles. He reached a career-high ranking of 4 in May 2022.
Nilesh Kulkarni
BowlerNilesh Moreshwar Kulkarni (born 3 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm bowler and left-handed lower order batsman who stood large at 6 ft 4 inches (193 cm). Kulkarni was one of the many Mumbai players that got picked for India during Sachin Tendulkar's tenure as captain.
Nilesh Odedra
BowlerNilesh Rambhai Odedra (born 15 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer. He played as a left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. Between 1989 and 1996, he played for Saurashtra cricket team in 26 first-class cricket and 15 List A cricket matches.
Nilesh Parmar
BatterNileshkumar Narottambhai "Nilesh" Parmar (Gujarati: નિલેશ પરમાર; born 27 December 1970) is a former Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team between 2007 and 2013. He played as a right-handed middle-order batsman. Parmar was born in the Indian state of Gujarat, and played at under-19 level for the Gujarat and Saurashtra cricket teams.
Nilesh Prabhudesai
Nilesh Keshav Prabhudesai (born 13 May 1967 in Margao, Goa) is an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Goa.
Nilima Ghose
Nilima Ghose (born 15 June 1935) was an Indian athlete. She was part of the first female team which included Mary D'Souza athlete from India to compete at the Summer Olympics, when she took part in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. Ghose was just 17 years old when she competed in her two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Nilima Jogalekar
WicketkeeperNilima Jogalekar (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian cricketer. She played as a wicket-keeper and a middle-order batsman. She represented Maharashtra in women's domestic cricket, making her international debut in the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup as Nilima Barve (her maiden name).
Nim Dorjee Tamang
Nim Dorjee Tamang (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Goa.
Nina Venkatesh
Nina Venkatesh (born 2005) is an Indian swimmer from Karnataka. She competes in the 50m and 100m butterfly events and is the Indian record holder in both the events. She represented India in swimming at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.
Ninad Kadam
Ninad Kadam (born 16 November 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Tripura in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 3 October 2018. He made his first-class debut for Tripura in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018.
Ninad Rathva
Ninad Rathva (born 10 March 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2017, where he scored a century in the first innings. He made his Twenty20 debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 January 2018.
Ninthoinganba Meetei
Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem (Meitei: Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, born 13 July 2001), commonly known as Ninthoi, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Punjab.
Niraj Patel
BatterNiraj Kanubhai Patel (born 26 March 1981 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed middle order batsman. Patel represents Gujarat in Ranji Trophy.
Niranjan Behera
Niranjan Jayaram Behera, also known professionally as Niranjan Behera (born 2 May 1984), is an Indian cricketer who played for Odisha.