List of Rajput Sportspersons
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This is a list of notable sportspersons of the Rajput community.
Athletics[edit]
- Milkha Singh, Indian athlete[1]
- Paan Singh Tomar, former Indian athlete, soldier and outlaw[2]
Cricket[edit]
- Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, former Indian test cricketer and Maharaja of Nawanagar. The Ranji Trophy is named after him.[3]
- Duleepsinhji, former Indian test cricketer. The Duleep Trophy is named after him.[4]
- Chetan Chauhan, former Indian cricketer[5]
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former Indian cricketer and captain of India across all formats[6]
- Ravindra Jadeja, Indian cricketer[7]
- Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricketer[8][9]
- Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji Jhala, Indian cricketer [10][11]
- Vikram Solanki, Indian-born English cricketer[12]
- Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer[13][14]
Hockey[edit]
- Dhyan Chand, former Indian field hockey captain[15]
- Roop Singh, brother of Dhyan Chand and hockey player
- Ashok Kumar, son of Dhyan Chand, Arjuna Award winner and member of India's only Hockey World Cup winning team in 1975
Shooting[edit]
- Apurvi Chandela, Indian shooter[16]
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, former Indian shooter, silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics[17]
- Karni Singh, former Indian shooter, last Maharaja of Bikaner.[18]
Tennis[edit]
- Madansinhji, former tennis player and last Maharaja of Kutch who represented India at the Davis Cup in 1936.[19]
Squash[edit]
- Bhuvneshwari Kumari, former Indian squash player, belongs to the Royal family of Alwar[20]
Boxing[edit]
Wrestling[edit]
- Dalip Singh Rana (popularly known as The Great Khali), WWE wrestler[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Milkha Singh - The making of a legend". Sify. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Imtiaz, Md (29 April 2020). "Irrfan Khan, the man who reminded us of Paan Singh Tomar's glory". The Bridge. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ Wilde, Simon (1999). Ranji. The Strange Genius of Ranjitsinhji. London: Aurum Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 1-84513-069-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Haggis, Jane; Midgley, Clare; Allen, Margaret; Paisley, Fiona (23 May 2017). Cosmopolitan Lives on the Cusp of Empire: Interfaith, Cross-Cultural and Transnational Networks, 1860-1950. Springer. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-319-52748-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (16 August 2020). "Chetan Chauhan, the batsman who knew no fear". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ Dinakar, S. (9 December 2005). "Interview - M. S. Dhoni". Sportstar. 28 (49). The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Goyal, Samarth; Magoo, Sahil (15 November 2013). "Too mooch this Movember". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ The Journal of Indo-judaic Studies, Volumes 1–4. Society for Indo-Judaic Studies. 1998. p. 95. Search this book on
- ↑ "I am suffering irreparably: Ajay Jadeja Ajay Jadeja studied in the esteemed Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi". Times of India. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ KS Limbdi player profile – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ Limbdi (Princely State)
- ↑ "Vikram Solanki the Rajput in English Ranks".
- ↑ "The Rajputs from Battle fields to Cricket fields"
- ↑ Srinivasan 2014, p. 71.
- ↑ Garg, Chitra (2010). Indian Champions: Profiles Of Famous Indian Sportspersons. p. 245. ISBN 978-8170288527. Search this book on
- ↑ "Apurvi Chandela Profile: Women's 10m air rifle". August 2016.
- ↑ "Its advantage BJP as ex-royal families tilt to its side". The Times of India. 3 October 2013.
- ↑ Economic and Political Weekly - Volume 6, Part 3 - Page 1318 Quote: "The former represented an instrument for the restoration of not merely Rajput domination but also Jat pride while the latter contested against as formidable a Rajput candidate as the Maharaja of Bikaner, Karni Singh."
- ↑ "Meghrajji Bahadur's GS Performance Timeline & Stats". db4tennis.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ Keerthivasan, K. (7 June 2018). "Bhuvneshwari confident of India's chances at Asiad". The Hindu.
- ↑ Davies, Gareth A (2 December 2011) "'I'm never scared, it's in the blood': Amir Khan interview". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Khali says i am rajput 🔥" – via www.youtube.com.
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