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Himachal Pradesh Cricketers play as a state level domestic team in the "Ranji Trophy" Tournaments. |
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Sandeep Sharma is the captain and a right-handed batsman of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket team. |
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Barun Sharma is a right-handed batsman of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket team, who bowls in right-arm medium pace style. |
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A right-handed batsman of the Himachal Pradesh cricket team, who bowls in right-arm medium style bowler. |
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Manish Gupta is the wicketkeeper of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket team, who is also a right-handed batsman of the team. |
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Sangram Singh is a right-handed batsman of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket team, who bowls in right-arm medium pace style. |
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Topics on Sports of India |
| Athletics |
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In the area of sports, India had evolved a number of games. Athletics is one of indian sports event among them. Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping. Indian athletics has always had some specialist events in which the country has managed to build itself a reputation. The whole list of events in athletics now include track and field events, road running races, cross country races, and a few other events. Record after record is created, and the events becoming more and more exciting. A handful of Indians have managed to perform commendably in a few events at the international arena.
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| Chess |
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Chess sport, the cerebral game of 64 squares is Indias unique gift to the world.The glory of Indian Chess sport starts with the invention of the game, and after centuries of obscurity, comes into light through a legend Vishwanathan Anand. During this period of so called obscurity, Indian chess sport was not under hibernation; in fact, we have had Indians excelling even in the modern version of the game, at international levels too.Read for more information on chess sport in India.
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| Indian Cricket |
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The most popular Indian sports is Cricket.The Indian cricket sports team is an international cricket team representing India. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).The BCCI is the amalgamation of various state cricket boards from all over the country. India has excelled in cricket sports, and this is reflected in the book of records. Indian cricket sports has evolved to levels much beyond records and statistics.
Cricket , is a team game, with eleven members on each side. The objective of the team batting first is to score as many runs and then bowl out the opposition before they score more. The team bowling first tries to bowl out the batting side, and then out score them. Batting and bowling are thus alternated.There are two forms of cricket - Test matches and one dayers.
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| Indian Football |
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Football is one of most popular Indian sports, and is second only behind cricket in popularity. Football sports is played in almost all parts of India. Football is also said to be the top sport in the states of Goa, Kerala and West Bengal. Kolkata is considered to be the home of Indian football sports. The city contains the two most famous Indian teams East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC.This Football sport in India is administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which is affiliated to the regional Asian Football Confederation, as well as to the worldwide body FIFA.
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| Indian Hockey |
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Hockey is the national sport of India. Hockey sports has made India stand tall and prove itself to the world, in spite of being under political suppression then. After Independence, Indian Hockey Lions roared with new found vigour and created havoc among the ranks of the opposing team. Hockey sports is a team game where two teams of eleven members each are pitted against each other, the objective is pretty much the same as foot ball.India has a wonderful track record in Olympics. Not only winning six consecutive gold medals, but the way in which the opponent was routed is etched in history. This section of Indian Sports provides a detailed information on hockey, Famous Indian Hockey Players and Hockey tournaments.
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| Indian Tennis |
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Tennis sports was given to us by the English .Indian tennis sports may not be the world`s best tennis, but we surely do have world class players. Razor sharp concentration, rock steady stands, feet with supreme agility, and tonnes of stamina are just a few ingredients for an ideal tennis sports player. Watching a tennis player in action, specially one who is in the peak of his form is one of the most amazing sights, showing glimpses of the extrme potential concealed within the human body.The treasury of Indian sports has a few jewels from tennis whose shine has dazzled the world.From Vijay Amritraj to the latest sensation Sania Mirza, a huge collection of such jewels adorn the collection of the Indian sports. |
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| Traditional Sports |
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In India when you think of indian sport, cricket is the game that instantly comes to mind. But our country has a history of producing many other sports that are played in different parts but not known to all, as it is very much restricted to a particular state or region. This section of Indian Sports is an attempt to explore various such games that have been part of our culture since ages.Few important traditional Indian sports are kabbadi, Pachishi,Pallanguli , gilli danda, etc. |
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