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P. Ranganathan
BatterPadmanabha Ranganathan, more commonly known as P. Ranganathan, (born 25 April 1964) is an Indian former first-class cricketer from the state of Kerala. He played as an opening batsman for Kerala cricket team in Ranji trophy.
P. T. Usha
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (born 27 June 1964) is an Indian sports administrator, parliamentarian and retired track and field athlete. She was born in Koothali near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala, and grew up in Payyoli. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.
P. U. Chitra
Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chitra (born 9 June 1995) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500m distance. She won gold medals at the 2016 South Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games.
P. V. Nandhidhaa
Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born 10 April 1996) is an Indian chess player from the state of Tamil Nadu, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Woman International Master (WIM). She is the 17th Woman Grandmaster of India. Her peak FIDE ELO rating is 2380 and she is holding 9 International Master norms as of December 2025.
P. V. Ramana
Pusarla Venkata Ramana is a former professional volleyball player from India and an employee of Indian Railways in Secunderabad. He was a member of the India men's national volleyball team and won a bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2000 for his contribution to Indian volleyball.
P. V. Shashikanth
Paramnathe Veed Shashikanth (born 5 April 1966) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka from 1987/88 to 1996/97. He worked as a cricket coach after retirement and became the head coach of the Karnataka team in April 2017.
P. V. V. Lakshmi
Pandimukkala Venkata Vara Lakshmi (born 8 November 1974), better known as P. V. V. Lakshmi, is an Indian former badminton player. She is an eight-time Indian national champion in badminton and represented India in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She is also the wife of Pullela Gopichand.
Pa Iniyan
Panneerselvam Iniyan (Tamil: பன்னீர்செல்வம் இனியன், born 13 September 2002) is an Indian chess professional player. He is India's 61st player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. He won the Indian Chess Championship in 2025.
Paan Singh Tomar
Subedar Paan Singh Tomar (1 January 1932 – 1 October 1981) was an Indian soldier, athlete, and rebel (Baaghi). He served in the Indian Army, where his talent for running was discovered. He was a seven-time national steeplechase champion in the 1950s and 1960s, and represented India at the 1958 Asian Games.
Pabitra Dutta
BatterPabitra Dutta (born 27 November 1969) is an Indian cricketer who played domestic cricket for Assam cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman. Dutta made his first-class debut for Assam in the 1987/88 Ranji Trophy.
Padam limboo
Padam Limboo (born 10 January 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Sikkim in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018. He made his first-class debut for Sikkim in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018.
Padmakar Pandit
Padmakar Gopal Pandit (16 December 1934 – 1 July 2006) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in nine ODI games from 1983 to 1988.
Padmakar Shivalkar
BowlerPadmakar Kashinath Shivalkar (14 September 1940 – 3 March 2025) was an Indian first class cricketer. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Shivalkar spent over 20 years playing for Bombay and is the team's highest wicket taker of all time. He was almost 50 when he retired.
Padmanabhan Prasanth
Padmanabhan Prasanth (born 22 May 1985) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Kerala.
Padmanabhan Sivadas
BatterPadmanabhan V Sivadas (born 25 November 1930) is an Indian retired cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Travancore-Cochin. He was born in Haripad.
Padmapriya Ramesh
Padmapriya Ramesh (born 30 May 2012) is an Indian professional junior tennis player who plays for the national team.
Padmini Rout
Padmini Rout (born 5 January 1994) is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She has won the National Women's Premier Championship five times, consecutively from 2014 to 2017 and again in 2023, and was the Asian women's champion in 2018.
Pagadala Naidu
Pagadala Naidu (born 9 October 1990) is an Indian former cricketer. He played fifteen first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2010 and 2013.
Pagadala Niranjan
Pagadala Niranjan (born 16 December 1984) is an Indian former cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2005 and 2006.
Paidikalva Vijaykumar
Paidikalva Vijaykumar (born 20 October 1986) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Andhra Pradesh and Deccan Chargers.
Pakpi Devi
Pakpi Devi Yumlembam (Meitei: Yumlembam Pakpi Devi, born 1 February 2002) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Kickstart. She has also represented India at the youth level internationally.
Palak Gulia
Palak Gulia (born 9 November 2005) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event.
Palak Kohli
Palak Kohli (born 12 August 2002) is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Jalandhar.
Palak Kour Bijral
Palak Kour Bijral (born 15 November 1996) is an Indian individual rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Palakodeti Sairam
Palakodeti Sairam (born 24 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 25 November 2017 and his List A debut for Hyderabad in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 9 February 2018. His Twenty20 debut, also for Hyderabad, was in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 22 February 2019.
Palani Amarnath
Palani Amarnath (born 1 June 1982) is an Indian cricketer who played for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He was born in Vellore.
Palash Jyoti Das
BatterPalash Jyoti Das (born 23 December 1984) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam cricket team. He is a right-handed top-order batsman who bowled right-arm offbreak. Palash Jyoti Das made his first-class appearance in the 2001/02 Ranji Trophy.
Palash Nandy
BowlerPalash Nandy (born 17 July 1952) is a retired Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He represented Bengal in first-class cricket and limited overs cricket matches.
Pallam Anfal
Pallam Anfal (born 4 September 1990) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Kerala. He made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy on 15 December 2016.
Pallav Kumar
BowlerPallav Kumar (born 13 July 1981) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Durham during 2004. Kumar's cricketing career began in the Second XI Championship in 2000, when he turned out for three matches for Leicestershire's Second XI.
Pallav Vora
WicketkeeperPallav Prakashchandra Vora (born 24 January 1981) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat as well as Ahmedabad Rockets. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman who was born at Ahmedabad.
Pallavi G. Shah
Pallavi G. Shah (born 15 November 1979) is an Indian chess player. She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1999.
Pallavkumar Das
BatterPallavkumar Prasanta Das (born 17 January 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Assam in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed opening batsman. Das made his first class debut on 29 November 2011 against Jharkhand at Dhanbad in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy.
Palpreet Brar
Palpreet Singh Brar (born 3 January 1994) is an Indian basketball player from Punjab. He plays for the India men's national basketball team as a 'Centre' and captained the Indian senior men's team. He plays for Railways in the domestic tournaments.
Palwankar Baloo
Palwankar Baloo (19 March 1876 – 4 July 1955) was an Indian cricketer and political activist. In 1896, he was selected by Parmanandas Jivandas Hindu Gymkhana and played in the Bombay Quadrangular tournaments. He was employed by the Bombay Berar and Central Indian Railways, and also played for the latter's corporate cricket team.
Palwinder Singh Cheema
Palwinder Singh Cheema (born 11 November 1982 in Patiala, Punjab) is a retired amateur Indian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. Considered one of India's top wrestlers in his decade, Cheema has claimed the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, scored two bronze in the 120-kg division at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006), and also represented his nation India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Cheema trained full-time for NIS Patiala Wrestling Club under his coach and father Sukhchain Singh Cheema.
Pananmal Punjabi
BatterPananmal Hotchand Punjabi (20 September 1921 – 4 October 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1955. A right-handed opening batsman, Punjabi had a long but somewhat intermittent first-class cricket career, starting with two matches for Sind before partition and resuming more regularly from 1951 for Gujarat. In the 1953–54 season, he scored three centuries in three matches and was then picked for the tour to Pakistan the following season, 1954–55.
Pandurang Salgaonkar
BowlerPandurang Mahadev Salgaonkar (sometimes spelled Salgaoncar) (born 15 October 1949) is a former Indian cricketer who played as a fast bowler for Maharashtra from 1971–72 to 1981–82.
Pangambam Nilakomol Singh
Pangambam Nilakomol Singh is regarded as "the first Olympian of Manipur (India)". He represented India at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in field hockey. He was born on 1 March 1955 at Moirangkhom Bokulmakhong, Imphal.
Pankaj Dharmani
WicketkeeperPankaj Dharmani (born 27 September 1974) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Punjab and played a single One Day International for India against South Africa in 1996. A wicket-keeper, Pankaj Dharmani made his debut for Punjab in the 1992–93 Ranji Trophy final against Maharashtra.
Pankaj Gupta
Pankaj Kumar Gupta (1899 – 6 March 1971) was one of the earliest Indian sports administrators involved in professional football, hockey and cricket. He is best known for his involvement in professional hockey where he worked variously as a manager, administrator, and referee. His contributions earned him the nickname "Mr.
Pankaj Jaswal
Pankaj Jaswal (born 20 September 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh. In October 2017, he made the second-fastest fifty in the history of the Ranji Trophy, doing so in 16 balls. He was the leading wicket-taker for Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with ten dismissals in six matches.
Pankaj Joshi
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Delhi cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have played international cricket.
Pankaj Moula
Pankaj Moula (Bengali: পঙ্কজ মৌলা; born 21 December 1992 in Garia in West Bengal) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bhawanipore in the I-League 2nd Division.
Pankaj Rao
Pankaj Kumar Rao (born 19 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 13 October 2016. He made his Twenty20 debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 30 January 2017.
Pankaj Roy
BatterPankaj Roy (31 May 1928 – 4 February 2001) was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches, including once as captain. He was a right-handed opening batsman, perhaps best known for establishing the world record opening partnership in Test cricket of 413 runs, together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai. The record stood for 52 years until 2008.
Pankaj Shaw
Pankaj Shaw (born 12 February 1988) is an Indian cricketer who played for Bengal. He played in twelve first-class, seven List A and sixteen Twenty20 matches between 2014 and 2017. In December 2016, Shaw scored 413 not out in a Cricket Association of Bengal First Division match.
Pankaj Singh
BowlerPankaj Singh (born 6 May 1985) is an Indian former cricketer. In December 2018, he became the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. He retired from all forms of cricket in July 2021.