Indian Basketball Players

India has produced a huge number of talented and brightest Basketball players and the Indian Basketball players have earned high recognition and reputation in the international basketball arena, as well. Basketball has been a popular game in India since its inception and it is mainly played in the high schools, colleges and universities in India. Basketball is regarded as one of the most widely played games in the country. The game started its journey in India several years back and has increased its popularity among the young generation with every passing day. India is recognised as a good Basketball team in the world and the India national Basketball team is currently ranked at 46 in the FIBA rankings.

The Indian Basketball players have shown great performances in several international basketball tournaments, including the Olympic Games. They took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics, held at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and finished at the 12th position. Apart from the Olympic Games, the Indian Basketball players also took part in the other prestigious international and regional tournaments like the FIBA Asian Champions Cup. They left mark of their extraordinary talents in all of these tournaments.

Some of the most notable Indian Basketball players are Sarabjit Singh, Khushi Ram, Gurdial Singh, Hari Dutt, Gulam Abbas Montasir, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Surender Kataria, Anil Punj, Hanuman Singh, T. Vijayaraghawan, Om Prakash, Ajmer Singh, Radhey Shyam, Suman Sharma, S.S. Cheema, Parminder Singh, Ram Kumar, and more.

Gulam Abbas Moontasir is considered as a remarkable basketball player of India. He was born on 7th January, 1942 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He started playing the game of basketball at a very tender age of nine years. He began playing at the courts at Nagpada in Mumbai. Gulam Abbas Moontasir studied at Antonio D`Souza School, Mumbai and D.G. Ruparel College. He played for his school and college. In the year 1960, Gulam Abbas Moontasir made his international debut in Mumbai in an exhibition match that was played against Australia. He also represented the country in the Quadrangular held in Colombo in the year 1964. He was the captain of the Indian team in the Asian Basketball Championship that was held in Bangkok in the year 1969 and 1975. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1970 for his remarkable performances in this sport.

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is a professional Indian basketball player, who was born on 13th September, 1991. He plays for the Young Cagers that compete at the FIBA Asia Champions tournament. Bhriguvanshi has already competed in most of prestigious Asia`s basketball events, including the Super Steung Cup International Invitational Basketball Tournament, the Stankovic Cup, etc. Jennifer Paes is a former Indian basketball player. She captained the Indian national basketball team in the year 1982, and she also represented India in 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Jennifer Paes is the mother of Leander Paes, Indian tennis player. Another best known Indian basketball player is Riyaz Uddin. Born on June 22, 1981, he plays for the national basketball team of India.

These Indian basketball players have made the country proud with their remarkable performances in national as well as international basketball tournaments.