Sportspeople from Gujarat or of Gujarati origin, across cricket and beyond. Every entry Wikipedia-sourced.
← Explore all of GujaratipediaBorn in Navagam Ghed near Jamnagar, he is a left-arm spinner and hard-hitting batter regarded as one of India's finest all-rounders across all formats.
Born in Rajkot to a Ranji Trophy cricketing family, he was India's Test No. 3 for over a decade, known for his patient and disciplined batting.
Born and raised in Ahmedabad, he is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation and the first Indian to top ICC bowling rankings in all three formats.
Born in Anand and representing Gujarat in domestic cricket, he is a left-arm spinner and all-rounder who took seven wickets on his Test debut.
Born in Ikhar village of Bharuch district, the fast bowler nicknamed the Ikhar Express was a member of India's 2011 World Cup winning squad.
Born in Ahmedabad and a longtime Gujarat captain, he became Test cricket's youngest wicketkeeper at 17 when he debuted for India in 2002.
Born in Vadodara, the left-arm swing bowler and all-rounder rose from humble beginnings in a mosque to star in India's 2007 T20 World Cup triumph.
Born in Vadodara, the explosive all-rounder held the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian and won two World Cups with India.
Born in Surat and raised in Vadodara, the fast-bowling all-rounder captained Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title in 2022.
Elder brother of Hardik Pandya, he plays for Baroda in domestic cricket as a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
Born in Porbandar, he became the first player to captain Saurashtra to a Ranji Trophy title and returned to India's Test XI after a 12-year gap.
From Vartej village near Bhavnagar, the left-arm pacer rose from modest circumstances to debut for India in 2021 and win the Ranji Trophy with Saurashtra.
A right-handed opener from Ahmedabad, he was the first player to score a triple century for Gujarat and topped the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy run charts.
Born into the Nawanagar royal family of Jamnagar, the flamboyant middle-order batsman played 15 Tests and 196 ODIs and was later named heir to the Jamnagar throne.
Born in Vadodara, the Baroda wicketkeeper-batsman played 49 Tests for India and later chaired the selection panel that picked MS Dhoni.
Born in Jamnagar, the legendary all-rounder set a 413-run opening partnership record and gave his name to the term Mankading.
The Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (Jamnagar) was one of the greatest batsmen of his era and is honoured by India's premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy.
Born in Nawanagar (present-day Jamnagar), Ranjitsinhji's nephew was an elegant batsman for England and is honoured by India's Duleep Trophy.
The Afghan-born all-rounder settled in Jamnagar and played for Gujarat and Saurashtra, becoming the first cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award.
The former India captain who led the country to its first Test victory played much of his domestic cricket for Baroda and is honoured by the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Dattajirao Gaekwad played 11 Tests, captained India on the 1959 England tour, and led Baroda to a Ranji Trophy title.
The off-spinner who played for Gujarat took 14 wickets in the 1959 Kanpur Test to hand India its first Test victory against Australia.
Born in Rajkot and starting out for Saurashtra, the left-arm fast-medium bowler took 109 Test wickets for India across the 1970s and early 1980s.
Born in Ahmedabad, she became the first female Olympian from Gujarat and is one of only two Indian women to win a WTA Tour-level title.
Born in Ahmedabad, the backstroke swimmer became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Olympics, competing at Tokyo 2020.
Raised in Ahmedabad and representing Gujarat, she won ISSF World Cup gold in the 10m air rifle and rose to world No. 1 in the discipline.
Born in Kharadi Amba village of Dang district, the sprinter became the first woman from Gujarat to win an Asian Games gold as part of the 4x400m relay team.
Born in Surat, he was the first athlete from Gujarat to break into the world top 100 in table tennis and won Commonwealth Games team gold in 2018.
From Gujarat, he topped the ITTF World Under-21 rankings and won a bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asian Games.
Born in Mehsana, she became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic table tennis medal, taking silver in the Class 4 event at Tokyo 2020.
From Viramgam, the wheelchair Class 3 para paddler won bronze at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2018 Asian Para Games.
Born in Baroda, the Baroda wicketkeeper played 44 Tests for India and scored a memorable 152 opening the batting against Australia in 1996.
Born in Surat and raised in Nargol village, the Parsi left-arm fast bowler for Gujarat became India's first Parsi to break into the national setup since 1975.
Hailing from Bhavnagar, the wicketkeeper-batsman scored over 5,600 first-class runs for Saurashtra and played in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.
A Gujarat cricketer, the right-arm medium-pacer holds the record for most wickets by an Indian for Rajasthan Royals in IPL history.
A Gujarat all-rounder, he made his IPL debut for Delhi Capitals in 2021 after strong domestic performances in the Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophies.
A slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Baroda, he took 47 wickets in nine matches to top the wicket charts in his debut first-class season.
From Ahmedabad, the left-handed batsman and off-break bowler has been a domestic mainstay for the Gujarat cricket team.
Born in Ahmedabad, the wicketkeeper-batsman represented India Under-19 at the 2016 Asia Cup before debuting for Gujarat in domestic cricket.
A batsman for Saurashtra, he made his first-class and T20 debuts for the state and has been a key domestic run-scorer in Vijay Hazare Trophy campaigns.
An all-rounder for Saurashtra, he made his first-class debut in the final of the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy and has been a domestic mainstay for the state.
A seam-bowling all-rounder central to Saurashtra's domestic title runs.
A dependable middle-order batter and one of Saurashtra's most experienced Ranji players.
The leading India pacer played his domestic cricket for Baroda from 1999-2000 to 2005-06 during his rise to the national side.
The batsman moved to Baroda for the 2010-11 season, top-scoring with 566 runs as the team finished Ranji runners-up before playing for India.
The all-rounder began his domestic career with Baroda, scoring a century on first-class debut in the 2012-13 Ranji Trophy before playing for India.
Vadodara-born left-handed batter who came up through Baroda age-group cricket and now plays for the India women's national team.
He studied in Baroda and played for the Baroda cricket team before opening the batting for India and twice coaching the national team.
The Test all-rounder played for the Baroda cricket team from 1954-55 to 1962-63 during his first-class career.
The Ahmedabad-born left-hander played most of his Ranji career for Gujarat and Baroda and was the first Indian to score a century in the first innings of his Test debut.
He won three Ranji Trophies with Baroda as a top-order batsman before playing Test cricket for India and later coaching the national side.
The attacking Baroda batsman and legbreak bowler played eight Tests for India between 1953 and 1959 and remained loyal to Baroda into the mid-1960s.
The leg-spinner played for Baroda in the early 1940s and became the first bowler to take 40 wickets in a Ranji Trophy season, doing so for Baroda in 1942-43.
The leg-break bowler took most of his 193 Ranji wickets for Baroda, helping them to the 1946-47 title before playing Tests for India and later Pakistan.
The left-handed batsman made his mark in domestic cricket for Baroda before playing Tests for India and then Pakistan after Partition.
The first-class batsman played for Baroda among six teams and scored an unbeaten 443 that remains the highest individual innings in Ranji Trophy history.
Born in Baroda, he played nine first-class matches including for Baroda in the 1940s and later became the world's oldest living first-class cricketer at age 100.
The hard-hitting batsman played domestic cricket for Baroda and represented India in 13 One Day Internationals in the mid-1990s.
The middle-order batsman captained Baroda and scored over 1000 runs in the 1998-99 Ranji season, earning selection to play ten ODIs for India.
The left-arm quick played for Baroda from 1986-87 to 1996-97 and represented India, remembered for the stump-attack incident in the 1990-91 Duleep Trophy final.
The left-handed opener born in Gujarat amassed nearly 8,000 first-class runs for Baroda and later coached domestic teams.
He played 114 first-class matches for Baroda between 1985 and 2004 and went on to coach the India women's national team.
The right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper represents Baroda in domestic cricket and led their run-scoring in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has played domestic cricket for Baroda since 2007-08 and also featured for the Deccan Chargers in the IPL.
The left-arm seamer came through the Baroda cricket team and later featured in the IPL.
The left-handed all-rounder has played for the Baroda cricket team in domestic cricket since 2005-06.
The batsman plays for Gujarat and was named in India A's squad for the 2019-20 Deodhar Trophy.
The left-arm seamer for Gujarat took a six-wicket haul in each innings to help crush Odisha in the Ranji Trophy.
The Gujarat opener's unbeaten 359 against Odisha in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy is the highest first-class score by a batsman carrying his bat.
The Surat-raised right-handed batsman and off-spinner has played for Gujarat since 2011 and helped them win the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy.
The long-serving Saurashtra captain led the team a record number of Ranji matches and was the first Saurashtra captain to score a double century.
The Rajkot-born left-arm orthodox spinner was the first bowler to take 50 wickets in a Ranji season for Saurashtra and helped them win the title.
Born in Baroda, the field hockey player won team silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics and is long regarded as Gujarat's only Olympic medallist.
The field hockey goalkeeper for the Indian national team is from Surat and was scouted through the Sports Authority of Gujarat.
The Gujarati-American Olympic gymnast, whose father hails from Vadodara, won team bronze for the USA at Beijing 2008.
The competitive swimmer swam for Gujarat and ended a two-decade national gold drought for the state in the 50m freestyle in 2011.
The long-distance runner was born in Kumarband village of Dang district and competes in the 5000m and 10,000m for India.
Born in Mehsana, she became the first Indian woman to top the world junior singles rankings in badminton.
The former badminton player from Gujarat was a seven-time national singles champion and an early Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the sport.
Born in Ahmedabad, he became the first Grandmaster from Gujarat and India's 11th GM in 2004.
The chess Grandmaster from Gujarat was the second GM produced by the state.
The Ahmedabad-based player became, at age nine, the youngest to beat a Grandmaster at standard time control in 2009.
The rifle shooter from Jitodia village in Anand district won silver in the 50m rifle 3-position event at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
From a Parsi family of Adajan in Surat, he is remembered as a pioneering administrator of Indian amateur boxing.
Born in Rajkot, she became a para-badminton World Champion and world No. 1 in women's singles SL3.
The para-badminton player born in Gandhinagar was ranked world No. 1 in women's singles SL3.
The blind chess player from Vadodara is India's highest-rated visually impaired player and took double gold at the 2023 Asian Para Games.
The visually impaired para chess player from Gujarat won team rapid gold at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
The para javelin thrower in the F46 category is from Banaskantha district and represented India at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
The Kumite karateka born in Dahod won medals across three consecutive Commonwealth Karate Championships.
Anoushka Ashit Parikh (born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player.
Fenil Shah (born 20 April 1995) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE title of International Master (IM). He was the youngest rated chess player in 2002 and also the youngest chess player to represent Indian Team.
Geet Siriram Sethi (born 17 April 1961) of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s. He is also a notable amateur (ex-pro) snooker player.
Rupesh Shah (born 5 August 1973) is an Indian player of English billiards. He was world professional champion (short format) in 2012.
Vandita Dhariyal is an Indian butterfly stroke swimmer.
Zeel Desai (born 18 February 1999) is an Indian tennis player from Ahmedabad. Desai has a career-high singles ranking of 511 by the WTA, achieved on 12 February 2024.
Abdulahad Malik (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Gujarat as a wicket-keeper. Born in Hansot, Gujarat, Malik was signed by Rajasthan Royals but failed to make an appearance in the IPL due to the presence of first-choice wicket-keeper Naman Ojha.
Aditya Arvind Waghmode (born 8 November 1989) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda in domestic cricket. He is a left-hand opening batsman and an off-break bowler.
Agnivesh Ayachi (born 15 June 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Saurashtra in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 1 March 2017.
Ajay Vrajlal Lalcheta (Gujarati: અજય લાલચતા; born 22 October 1983) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. Lalcheta played underage cricket in India before emigrating to Oman, making his debut for the Omani national side at the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup.
Alimuddin was a Pakistani cricketer who played 25 Tests for Pakistan between 1954 and 1962. His name is sometimes rendered Alim-ud-Din.
Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh (4 December 1910 – 21 May 1940) was an Indian Test cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh Ladha played in seven Tests for India before World War II.
Amit Singh (born 21 June 1981) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and bats right-handed.
Arvind Shivlal Pujara (born 21 December 1950) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Saurashtra from 1976 to 1980. He is the father and coach of the Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.
Asad Ullah Khan Pathan is an Indian cricketer. He currently plays for Railways, previously played for Gujarat, played t10 in Dubai, played six games in IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Ashok Kurjibhai Patel (; born 6 March 1957) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Saurashtra and played eight One Day Internationals for India in 1984–85.
Aslam Khan, sometimes known as Prince Aslam Khan was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1955 and 1978. Some people consider him the inventor of the doosra delivery.
Atit Sheth (born 3 February 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Baroda. He made his first-class debut on 30 October in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Atul Manibhai Mehta (born 13 December 1949) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1967 and 1981. Mehta was born in Rangoon, Burma, where his parents owned a business.
Avi Barot (25 June 1992 – 15 October 2021) was an Indian cricketer who played for Saurashtra. He played 38 first-class matches, 38 List A matches, and 20 Twenty20 matches during his career, including 21 matches in the Ranji Trophy, 17 List A and 11 domestic T20 matches for Saurashtra.
Balan Pandit (16 June 1926 – 5 June 2013) was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Kathiawar, Kerala and Travancore-Cochin between 1946 and 1970.
Bhargav Ramesh Modha (born 20 October 1985) is an Indian-born English former first-class cricketer. Modha was born at Jamnagar in October 1985.
Bhavesh Baria (born 14 May 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat, against Hyderabad, on 1 December 2012, in the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy.
Bimal Mulubha Jadeja (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and Former Captain of Saurashtra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
Ramesh Vithaldas 'Buck' Divecha (18 October 1927 – 19 February 2003) was an Indian Test cricketer. Divecha was a right-arm bowler who bowled fast-medium or off-breaks, and a useful batsman.
Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta (1907 – 13 December 1981) was an Indian cricketer who played for Bombay, Gujarat and Hindus in 1930s. Mehta was born in Surat and studied in the St.
Rajkumar Shri Chatrapalsinhji, later known as R.K. Chatrapalsinh Jadeja (4 November 1936 – 29 April 2009), a member of the Jamnagar royal family, played first-class cricket in India from 1957 to 1971.
Chintan Gaja (born 13 November 1994) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016.
Chirag Parmar (born 25 December 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 4 February 2017.
Devang Jayant Gandhi (born 6 September 1971) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and a very occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Dhiraj Devshibhai Parsana (born 2 December 1947) is an Indian former cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1979 against the touring West Indies side as an all-rounder. He represented Gujarat and Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy.
Dhiren Gajjar (born 25 May 1959) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Gujarat.
Dhiru Patel (born 29 April 1943) is an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Gujarat from 1966 to 1970, before playing for Northern Districts in New Zealand for the 1971/72 season.
Dhruv Raval (born 20 September 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Gujarat in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (18 September 1895 – 3 February 1966), known widely in Poland as the Good Maharaja (Polish: Dobry Maharadża), was the ruling Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (present day Jamnagar), succeeding his uncle, the famed cricketer Ranjitsinhji.
Dilip Rasiklal Doshi (; 22 December 1947 – 23 June 2025) was an Indian cricketer from Bengal though his origin goes back to Gujarat. He played in 33 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals from 1979 to 1983.
Dinesh Medh (1928 – 27 January 2014) was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Gujarat and Mysore between 1946 and 1963.
Dinesh Nakrani (born 21 September 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Uganda cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm medium pace.
Dinesh Nanavati (born 1948–1949) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Saurashtra. He later worked as a cricket coach.
Ebrahim Suleman Maka (5 March 1922 – 7 November 1994) was an Indian cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he represented India in two Test matches in the 1952–53 season.
Fakir Dungaria (born 6 October 1969) is a ex first class Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. He made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1991–92 season, against Baroda.
Gogumal Kishenchand Harisinghani (14 April 1925 – 16 April 1997) was an Indian Test cricketer. Kishenchand had a crouched stance but was a good driver and hooker, and an occasional leg break bowler.
Hanif Mohammad PP (21 December 1934 – 11 August 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season; he was born in Junagadh in present-day Gujarat, from where the cricketing family migrated to Pakistan at Partition.
Hardik Rathod (born 6 September 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2010–11 Ranji Trophy on 17 November 2010.
Harshal Patel (born 23 November 1990) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the country's national team in Twenty20 internationals (T20I). A right-arm medium pace bowler who bats right-handed, Patel made his T20I debut against New Zealand on 19 November 2021.
Harvik Desai (born 4 October 1999) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Saurashtra in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.
Hasubhai Zinzuwadia (born 6 October 1942) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Gujarat.
Hemang Patel (born 20 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 September 2018.
Himalaya Barad (born 28 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 27 February 2014.
Hiralal Macchi was an Indian cricketer who played for Gujarat. Macchi made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1981–82 season, against Baroda.
Hiten Mehra (born 18 December 1997) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 4 February 2017.
Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji Madhavsinhji () (15 June 1937 – 12 March 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1964 to 1969 as a wicket-keeper-batsman.
Ishwar Chaudhary (born 10 July 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2008–09 Ranji Trophy on 23 November 2008.
Jay Chauhan (born 6 October 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra. He made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy on 29 November 2016.
Jaykumar Dineshchandra Desai (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He also additionally plays for the Lone Star Athletics in Minor League Cricket.
Jaymin Chauhan (born 14 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 24 September 2018.
Jayveer Parmar (born 13 June 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 8 January 2018.
Jesal Karia (born 7 November 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Gujarat in the 2011–12 Ranji Trophy on 10 November 2011.
Jeshani Mansukh Naran (born 20 June 1988) is an Indian-born Kenyan former cricketer. Varsani was born at Bhuj in the Indian state of Gujarat in June 1988.
Joy Jivankumar Zinto (born 7 August 1965) is a former international cricketer who represented the American national team between 1998 and 2002. He was born in India, and played first-class cricket there before emigrating to the United States.