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Top 10 Indian Origin Sportspersons Representing Other Countries

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Top 10 Indian Origin Sportspersons Representing Other Countries: 1. Rajiv Ouseph (Badminton) - England He was born on 30 August 1986 in Hounslow, London. He is an English badminton player of Indian descent. Rajiv is currently ranked no.1 in England and has won the Senior National Singles title seven times in a row at the English National Badminton Championships from 2008 to 2014. Ouseph became the first player to win more than four consecutive national singles titles since Darren Hall (1988–1991). 2. Harmeet Singh (Football) - Norway He was born on 12 November 1990 in Oslo, Norway. He is a Norwegian international footballer who plays professionally for Norwegian side Molde as a defensive midfielder. Singh received a 'Special Recognition Award' at the Asian Football Awards. In 2010, Singh was listed as one of the "100 greatest talents out of the world" by the Spanish football newspaper Don Balón. 3. Hashim Amla (Cricket) - South Africa He was born on 31 March 1983 in Tongaat, South Africa. He is a South African cricketer. He has roots in Surat region of Gujarat Province, India. Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and number 1 for ODIs Recently, He became fastest cricketer to score 20 ODI centuries He is currently ranked by the International Cricket Council as the world's number 3 batsman in Test and One Day Internationals (ODIs) He has scored ODI centuries against all test playing countries and only the 4th person to do so. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013. 4. Mohini Bhardwaj (Gymnast) - United States She was born on September 29, 1978. She is a retired American gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a team silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. For her Olympic achievements, Bhardwaj was named the India Abroad Person of the Year for 2004. Mohini had a strong showing at Nationals, finishing 3rd in the all-around and easily earning a spot on the American World Championships team. 5. Sim Bhullar (Basketball) - Canada He was born on December 2, 1992 in Brampton, Ontario. He is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League. The New York Times stated he "is poised to become the world's first prominent men's basketball player of Indian descent. On February 22, 2015, Bhullar recorded his first career triple-double with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocked shots against the Los Angeles D-Fenders. 6. Brandon Chillar (Football) - United States He was born on October 21, 1982 in Los Angeles, California. He is a former American football linebacker who is currently retired. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football for UCLA. He is one of two players of Indian-American descent to ever play in the NFL. 7. Sanjay Beach (Football) - United States He was born on February 21, 1966 in Clark Air Base, Philippines. He is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New York Jets, the Green Bay Packers, and the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He caught Brett Favre's first career completion excluding a pass that was deflected and caught by Favre himself. 8. Luciano Narsingh (Football) – Netherlands He was born on 13 September 1990 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. He is right-footed and usually plays as a right winger but can also play as a left winger, and both side of attacking midfield. He is also a part of the Netherlands National Football team. 9. Mani Jegathesan (Athlete) - Malaysia He was born on 1943. He was fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics. In his hey day, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia. 10. Manny Malhotra (Ice Hockey) - Canada He was born on May 18, 1980 in Ontario, CAN. He is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Montreal Canadians of the National Hockey League (NHL). His father, Shadi was born in Lahore, British India, (present-day Pakistan) and worked as a research chemist for Xerox. He holds over 110 patents and is now retired. -------------------------- Other than these there are hundreds of other Indian origin sportspersons who are playing or played for some other country. Malaysia alone has over 100. Several cricketers have been part of West Indies, South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, England and other International Cricket Teams. Here is the web version of this video: http://www.pravikant.me/2015/04/top-5-indian-origin-sportspersons.html Visit my Blog: http://www.pravikant.me Royality Free Music from: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/going-higher