HARSHA BHOGLE ABHINAV BINDRA MAHESH BHUPATI M A M

21
MANOJ BADALE
27
RAVI
KRISHNAN
33
PRAFUL
PATEL
Team owner,
Rajasthan Royals
Bought least fancied IPL team, which
went on to win the inagural edition
MD, IMG
Saw off a challenge from BCCI after it
decided to end IMG's contract as IPL's
promoting agency
President, AIFF
Persuaded BCCI to give a grant of
Rs25 crore to Indian football
39
MAHESH
BHUPATI
Tennis star
Owns Globosport, an enterprise that
manages Sania Mirza's career
45
ANANT
JOSHI
Doctor
Helped prolong the careers of Sachin
Tendulkar and Kapil Dev
22
SRINIVAS
BOMMIDALA
28
SHAH RUKH
KHAN
Chairman, GMR
Directly responsible for managing the
high-profile IPL team Delhi Daredevils
Team owner,
Kolkata Knight Riders
The movie star has built Knight Riders
into the most valuble franchise brand
34
KARTI
CHIDAMBARAM
V-P, AITA
Has clamped down on excessive
expenditure
40
SUNIL
GAVASKAR
46
BALDEV
SINGH
Commentator
One of the few living cricketers to
have a trophy named after him
Hockey coach
Has turned a tiny Haryana town into
the cradle of women's hockey
23
PREITY
ZINTA
Team owner,
Kings XI Punjab
First high-profile female owner of any
sports team in India
29
JAGMOHAN
DALMIA
35
HARSHA
BHOGLE
41
ABHINAV
BINDRA
President, CAB
Helped make BCCI the world's richest
cricket board
Commentator
Has broadcast from all around the
world for ESPN Star Sports
Shooter
The first Indian to win an individual
Olympic gold medal
47
MAM
RAMASWAMY
Chairman,
Chettinad Group
The most powerful man in
Indian horse racing
24
RANDHIR
SINGH
Secretary, IOA
Six-time Olympian, one of few
sportspersons in sports administration
30
BHAICHUNG
BHUTIA
Football star
First Indian footballer in the English
league, Indian captain for 13 years
36
M RAJA
Secretary AIBF
Boxers have won
Olympic and world medals in his
tenure
42
VIJENDER
SINGH
Boxer
The first Indian to win an Olympic
boxing medal (2008 bronze)
48
CHURCHILL
ALEMAO
Team owner,
Churchill Brothers
Aims to win Asia's premier football
competition, the Champions League
25
SUBHINDER
SINGH PREM
MD, Reebok India
Sponsors some of the biggest stars in
the Indian cricket team
31
VIREN
RASQUINHA
OGQ
As COO of Olympic Gold Quest, scouts
for potential hockey medal prospects
37
SAINA
NEHWAL
43
GARY
KIRSTEN
Badminton star
Ranked among the top 10 singles
players in the world
Indian cricket coach
Has delivered more wins than any
other Indian coach
49
SHRINIVAS
DEMPO
Team owner,
Dempo Sports
Has turned Dempo into one of Asia's
most influential football teams
26
JEEV MILKHA
SINGH
32
MANISHA
MALHOTRA
38
LEANDER
PAES
Golfer
India's best golfer has topped the
Asian Order of Merit twice
Mittal Trust
Overseeing a $10 million fund, she
gives grants directly to athletes
Tennis star
The official torch bearer of
Indian tennis
44
GAJ
SINGH
50
SANIA
MIRZA
Polo honcho
Has used a royal lineage to promote
polo as a niche and elite sport
Tennis star
Overcame injuries to become India's
best known female tennis player
AIFP: All India Football Federation; AITA: All India Tennis Association; AIBF: All India Boxing Federation