The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India. The team made significant improvements as the sports of basketball is becoming more popular.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are a franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor brand Royal Challenge.
Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League and is the most successful team of the tournament with 5 titles. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment, the team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Khelo India Youth Games in 2019 and AFC Women's Asian Cup.
In India, basketball is a popular sport, with a multiple club league system, as well as men's and women's national teams. Indian basketball made significant improvements starting from 2015 and is now one of the emerging top teams of the game with the men's team FIBA ranked 82.
Balwant Singh is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a forward for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
Akanksha Singh is an Indian basketball player and captain of the India Women's National Basketball Team.She has played for the national team since 2004. She and her sisters, Divya, Prashanti, and Pratima are known as the "fantastic four" of the Indian women's basketballers, and are also known as the "Singh Sisters".
Jagdeep Singh Bains is an Indian professional basketball player. Before playing for Mumbai Challengers of the UBA Pro Basketball League, He spent his first seven seasons with Punjab Police Jalandhar in the Indian National Basketball Championship. Singh was dismissed from Punjab in 2012 and suffered a career-threatening injury. He returned to basketball in 2016, when he signed with the Challengers. Singh competed with the India national basketball team at the FIBA Asia Championship. Singh has completed his degree of coaching from national institute of sports, Patiala in 2019.
Khangebam Thoi Singh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League.
Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's national team and signed to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the WPL.
Football Club Pune City was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last participated in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, under licence from AIFF. The club was founded in 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League, with aims to provide stimulus to the growth and development of football in the state of Maharashtra and to participate in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.
Satnam Singh Bhamara is an Indian professional wrestler and former basketball player, currently signed to the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He became the first Indian player to be drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) when the Dallas Mavericks selected him with the 52nd overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft. At 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and 360 pounds (160 kg), Singh played the center position. He played high school basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 2016 season of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 9, and branded as Vivo IPL 2016 for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The season began on 9 April 2016, and concluded on 29 May 2016 with the playing of the finals match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Amjyot Singh Gill is an Indian professional basketball player. He has previously played for the Tokyo Excellence of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and the Delhi Capitals of the UBA Pro Basketball League. He and Amritpal Singh became the first Indian males to sign a professional basketball contract abroad.
The United Basketball Alliance (UBA) was the first men’s professional basketball league in India, comprising eight teams. The UBA was headquartered in Pune and had a city team, Pune Peshwas. The first UBA match was played on 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad between Bengaluru Beast and Pune Peshwas. The match was won by Pune Peshwas as they pulled out an 88-81 win. This marked the first time a professional basketball league tipped off in India.
The UBA Pro Basketball League season is the 3rd season of the UBA Pro Basketball League. The Phase-1 of the season began on 28 February 2016 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.
The 2017 season' of the Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 10 and branded as Vivo IPL 2017, was the tenth edition of the IPL, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The tournament featured the eight teams that played in the previous season. The 2017 season started on 5 April 2017 and finished on 21 May 2017, with Hyderabad hosting the opening match and the final. Mumbai Indians won by 1 run against Rising Pune Supergiant in the final, winning their third title making them the first team to achieve the milestone. The tagline 'Dus saal aapke naam'. This was the last time that Sony Television Network broadcast the tournament before Star Sports Network took the broadcasting rights from the 11th season and are currently bearing the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
Yadwinder "Yadu" Singh is an Indian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Haryana Gold of India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Pune Peshwas was an Indian professional basketball team located in Pune, India. The team last competed in India's UBA Pro Basketball League.
Ambati Prudhvi Reddy is an Indian basketball player from the state of Telangana. He has received professional training and played at the Europe Basketball Academy. Ambati Prudhvi Reddy is currently the captain of Telangana state's Basketball Team. He is playing for the Senior Men's Indian team as a starting PG and also for the 3x3bl professional league for the Delhi Hoopers.
