List of Marathi People In Sports (84 items)report

• Aavishkar Salvi – Is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and right-handed batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Mumbai. (Cricketers)

• Ajinkya Rahane – Is a right-handed batsman, who represents India, He is one of the only 11 players to have scored more than 1000 runs in a single Ranji Trophy season (Cricketers)

• Ajit Agarkar – Has a record of fastest 50 scored, 2nd fastest ODI wickets, has 288 ODI wickets under his belt (Cricketers)

• Ajit Wadekar – He becoming the first Indian captain to achieve series victories on tours to the West Indies and in England (Cricketers)

• Anshuman Gaekwad – He was known for his defensive mindset against pace bowlers, which became a high priority when the West Indian pace bowlers dominated world cricket. He was nicknamed The Great Wall (Cricketers)

• Bapu Nadkarni – He bowled 21 maiden overs in succession. The record for most consecutive balls without conceding a run is held by Hugh Tayfield of South Africa (Cricketers)

• Baloo Gupte – Was a leg-spinner, made his debut under Nari Contractor in 1960–61 against Pakistan led by Fazal Mahmood (Cricketers)

• Chandrakant Pandit – He played in 5 Tests and 36 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. He became a cricket coach, enjoying successful stints with the Mumbai cricket team (Cricketers)

• Chandrasekhar Gadkari – He made a fine impression as a fielder in the 1952/53 tour to West Indies in an Indian side that was noted for its fielding (Cricketers)

• Chandrakant Patankar – He was a wicketkeeper and lower-order right-handed batsman (Cricketers)

• Chandu Borde – He made his debut in the First Test during the West Indies tour of India, received the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan (Cricketers)

• Dhawal Kulkarni – Is an Indian first class cricketer, he plays for Mumbai and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Mumbai Indians (Cricketers)

• Dattu Phadkar – Was an all-rounder who represented India in Test cricket (Cricketers)

• Dattaram Hindlekar – Toured England in 1936 and 1946 as India's first choice wicket-keeper (Cricketers)

• Dilip Sardesai – His important century of 112 in the next Test at Port of Spain led to India's first victory over West Indies (Cricketers)

• Dilip Vengsarkar – He was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time, he a nickname 'Colonel', received the Arjuna Award in 1981, Padma Shri honour in 1987 (Cricketers)

• Eknath Solkar – Renowned for his excellent close fielding, 53 catches in only 27 matches is the best ratio of any non-keeper with 20 or more Tests, responsible for one of cricket's most celebrated quotes, directed at Geoffrey Boycott: I will out you bloody (Cricketers)

• Hemu Adhikari- He helped guide India to their first series win in England in 1971 (Cricketers)

• Hemant Kanitkar – Is an Indian first class cricketer, represented India in Tests in 1974 (Cricketers)

• Hrishikesh Kanitkar – He scored prolifically for the Maharashtra cricket team in the Ranji Trophy to bring himself into contention for national selection (Cricketers)

• Abhijit Kale-prolific domestic run getter, played for India in one day international. (Cricketers)

• Kedar Jadhav - He is a right-handed middle-order batsman (Cricketers)

• Khandu Rangnekar – Started his first class career in the Bombay Pentangular and scored a hundred in his first appearance in the Ranji Trophy, played for India in 1947–48 (Cricketers)

• Kiran More – Was the wicket-keeper for the Indian cricket team, he was the Chairman of the Selection Committee of the BCCI (Cricketers)

• Lisa Sthalekar- Australian women cricketer of Indian origin (Cricketers)

• Manohar Hardikar – Was an Indian Test cricketer, he captained Mumbai in twelve matches, winning five and drawing the rest (Cricketers)

• Nilesh Kulkarni – Was only Indian to take a wicket with the very first ball that he bowled in Test cricket, and 12th bowler in the history of the game (Cricketers)

• Poonam Raut- Indian women cricketer (Cricketers)

• Pravin Amre – Is an Indian cricketer, is the current coach of the Mumbai cricket team (Cricketers)

• Ramesh Powar – He played a large role in Mumbai's successful 2002–03 season in the Ranji Trophy (Cricketers)

• Rahul Dravid – He is the First Indian to have scored 10000 runs at no 3 position (Cricketers)

• Ramnath Parkar – Was an Indian cricketer who played in Tests in 1972 (Cricketers)

• Ramakant Achrekar – In 1990, he was honoured with the Dronacharya Award for his services to cricket coaching (Cricketers)

• Salil Ankola – He was the first player to hit a sixer on the first ball of the match, he did so on to Pakistani legend Imran Khan (Cricketers)

• Sameer Dighe – Was an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper (Cricketers)

• Sanjay Bangar – He scored 100 not out against Zimbabwe at Nagpur batting at number 7 (Cricketers)

• Subhash Gupte – He was one of Test cricket's finest spin bowlers. Sir Garry Sobers pronounced him the best leg spinner that it had been his pleasure to see (Cricketers)

• Sachin Tendulkar – He is the First Indian to score 100 Internationals 100's in the game of cricket (Cricketers)

• Sairaj Bahutule – Is an Indian cricketer. He is an allrounder who specialises in leg-spinbowling (Cricketers)

• Sandeep Patil – Is a former Indian cricketer, also former Kenya national team coach, who made the minnows reach the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup (Cricketers)

• Sanjay Manjrekar – His first notable performance at the international level came in the 1989 series against the West Indies in the West Indies. (Cricketers)

• Sunil Gavaskar – Is the First Indian to aggregate more than 700 runs in a series, and this 774 runs at 154.80 remains the most runs scored in a debut series by any batsman (Cricketers)

• Vinod Kambli – He made two double-centuries and two centuries in seven tests (Cricketers)

• Vijay Hazare – Is a former Indian cricketer, becoming the First Indian player to complete 1000 Test Runs (Cricketers)

• Vijay Manjrekar – Former Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests, holds the records for the most test runs scored without hitting a single six (Cricketers)

• Zaheer Khan – He was the mainstay of Indian bowling attack during the side's victorious 2011 World Cup campaign, also was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament (Cricketers)

• Wasim Jaffer – Highest run scorer in Ranji Trophy, he signed to Himley CC as their overseas professional in the Birmingham and District Premier League (Cricketers)

• Shubhangi Kulkarni – Indian women cricketer, was the secretary of the Women's Cricket Association of India (Cricketers)

• Sushil Nadkarni – American cricketer (Cricketers)

• Paras Mhambrey - 2 Tests and 1 ODI (Cricketers)

• Abey Kuruvilla - 10 Tests and 25 ODI's (Cricketers)

• Rohan Gavaskar - 11 ODI's India (Cricketers)

• Shardul Thakur (Cricketers)

• Nandu Natekar – The First Indian to win a title abroad – the Men's singles in the Selangor International Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1956, the First Arjuna Award winner (Badminton)

• Nikhil Kanetkar – Badminton Player (Badminton)

• Aditi Mutatkar – She was a Semifinalist Croatia open 2008 and Pre quarter finalist in Yonex sunrise Indian open – Hyderabad in 2008 (Badminton)

• Damayanti Tambay – Four times national champion (Badminton)

• Pravin Thipsay - Grand Master (1997) (Chess)

• Abhijit Kunte - Grand Master (2000) (Chess)

• Swati Ghate - Woman Grand Master (2004) (Chess)

• Rucha Pujari - Woman International Master (2017) and previously Woman FIDE Master (2006) (Chess)

• Suhas Khamkar (Bodybuilding)

• Sangram Chougule (Bodybuilding)

• Anjali Bhagwat - Four gold medal winner at Manchester Commonwealth games 2002 (Rifle & Pistol Shooting)

• Tejaswini Sawant – First Indian woman shooter to win gold at the World Championships. Gold medalist at Commonwealth Games at Melbourne. (Rifle & Pistol Shooting)

• Rahi Sarnobat – Gold medal winner at Delhi Commonwealth 2010 (Rifle & Pistol Shooting)

• Mahesh Gawli – Indian National Football Team Player (Football)

• Sameer Naik – Indian National Football Team Player (Football)

• Brahmanand Sankhwalkar – Prominent soccer player (Football)

• Ramchandra Parab – Footballer who played for India in the 1948 Olympics in England (Football)

• Raju Gaikwad - Indian national football player (Football)

• Mandar Rao Desai (Football)

• Kavita Raut – Is a long-distance runner, holds current Indian National record for 10 km road running with a mark of 34:32, set at the Sunfeast World 10K in Bangalore (Long Distance running)

• Lalita Babar - She predominantly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is the current Indian national record holder and the reigning Asian Champion in the same event. (Long Distance running)

• Ashish Mane - First Maharashtrian to climb four of the fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) above sea level. (Mountaineering)

• Krushnaa Patil – Second Youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest at the age of 19, First Maharashtrian woman to climb Mt. Everest (Mountaineering)

• Khashaba Jadhav – First Olympic medal for India in 1952 (Wrestlers)

• Rahul Aware (Wrestlers)

• Tushar Khandekar – Hockey Forward, often referred to as "The Goal Poacher" ^[1] (Field Hockey)

• Bandu Patil - Tokyo Olympics 1964 (Field Hockey)

• Shantaram Jadhav - Rome Olympics 1960 (Field Hockey)

• Shital Mahajan - Skydiver, the Government of India honored with Padma Shri in 2011. (Parachute Jump)

• Gaurav Natekar (Tennis)

• Prarthana Thombare (Tennis)

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