Karnataka , the state of IT industry is also better in the field of sports. It is one of the state that consists of legends of cricket. Karnataka government supports a lot for the sports. There are many stadiums and grounds and they provides it for practice everyday at no cost. Naturally it casted many players from various sports in Karnataka. Some of the popular sportsmen from Karanataka have been listed below.
1. Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble is the present Indian Cricket Captain in Test squad. He is known for his simplicity and decency. He is a mechanical engineer by profession and passed with distinction in the top of its class. He was well noted at the younger age for his fast leg spin. At the age of 13 he joined “Youngsters Club” and co ordinated his academics also at a good level. His strong will and excellent Ranji Trophy performances for his state team paved his way to the Indian team. He made a debut at the age of 19 against England at 1990. He is the highest wicket taker from India. He is one of the Indian player to be into the 500 wicket club. He was the main strike bowler of India at 1990’s. Now he retired from ODI’s and concentrate his career in test being a captain. He performs his job very well. His trademark ‘Leg Break Googly” is one of his outstanding deliveries that makes batsmen confused. He has a luck to play for India with his state mates. He is the only Indian and one of the two players that share the credit of taking all the 10 wickets for a match against Pakistan. That was the best day in Kumbles life. He also proved that he can bat well. He was one of the main bowler from India that made a century and re-written the history of tail-end batsmen. Kumble one of the Indian bower that had reached a milestone of 600 test wickets.
2. Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Bhupathi is the legend in the field of Tennis. He is an international player and Indian icon for most of the players. He is the Winner of ten Grand Slam titles. Mahesh Bhupathi belongs to the race of silent and consistent performers. He played a vital role in developing tennis facilities in India and along with his company Globosport. He found time for giving important lessons and tactics for the upcoming players. He also developed and managed the career of many Indian sportsmen including Sania Mirza. He is one of the best double tennis player in the world has 10 grand slam titles and mixed doubles to his credit. His partner was the legend Leander Paes. Later he became No:1in doubles. He played mixed with lots of good players like Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza etc.
3. Rahul Dravid
Rahul was the Indian Cricket team Captain for ODI’s and test team squad. He is mainly known as the “the wall” of India. The name is awarded such as he has protected India from run disasters in test and has withstand for days without getting dismissed. He is a one down or second down batsmen. The selectors have been ordered his place in such a way that if the openers get dismissed or early time wickets, he would be sent to bat for keeping the situation normal. He is best in defending and to push days in test cricket. His blend of technical proficiency and stylish strokes makes him different from other players. His strokes are so perfect technically and places ball perfectly. He is one of the most decent man in cricket and he is very silent in field. Dravid has few equals and has maintained a Test career average of over 50. He is very patient in scoring and scores run very carefully according to the situation. He is not a hard hitter. His slow scoring and defending made him a genius test player and thus named as one of the pillars of India. Dravid is the 3rd Indian (6th in World) to score more than 10,000 test Runs.
4. Roger Binny
Roger Binny is one of the greatest Indian cricket player . he was one of the greatest all - rounder that India could ever get. He was the highest wicket-taker in 1983 worldcup. His spell became one of the major factor for India for winning the world cup. He is one of the most respected coaches in Asia. He started his career at Banglore stadium at 1979 against Pakistan. he struggled a lot with the bowls of Pakistani bowlers like Imran Khan. He scored 46 runs in that match. He began to concentrate in his bowling and swinged th bowl into both the directions. He is the first Anglo-Indian to play for India.
5. Prakhash Padukone
He is the most famous badminton player from India. He was from a sports based family. His father Ramesh Padukone was the secretary of the Mysore Badminton Association for many years. He learned primary lessons of badminton from his father. Prakash was a highly-respected figure in international badminton. He was the first to achieve Grand Slam,French and English titles. In 1979, Padukon achieved his first international success when he won the gold at the Commonwealth Games. He struggled a lot in his earlier days to get a start into the world of badminton. He practiced his plays in wedding halls before in Banglore. He rapidly gained in stature and beat some of the top European shuttlers to win the Danish Open and the Swedish Open. His daughter is one of the top leading Bollywood actress named Deepika Padukone. His autobiography has been released regarding his life and badminton career.