Indian Sports greats in oblivion

Indian Sports greats in oblivion

Indian Sports greats in oblivion

Ever heard of Ramanathan Krishnan, Kamlesh Mehta or K D Singh Babu? Well, how can you. Maybe some of us know them but am sure most of us dont. What is expected to be known of a person whose remarkable achievements have been bygone, whose scintillating glory has been obliterated and who have been left in oblivion long back. However, I am sure that we all know about stalwarts like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Vijay Amritraj. A big ambiguity I am surrounded with is that if such great people can be remembered as living legends then why not people like Ramanathan Krishnan or Kamlesh Mehta. Their contribution to Indian sports is unambigously colossal. They are no less equitable in their potential than Sunil Gavaskar or Kapil Dev.

Ramanathan Krishnan represented India in Tennis in the middle of the 20th century. And guess what? At one point of time, 1960 precisely, he was ranked world No. 3 in Tennis. Other than Cricket, the number of sports personalities who have achieved such high ranks in any sport is diminutive. Krishnan won the boy's singles titles at Wimbledon in 1954, he reached the semi-finals of the men's singles at Wimbledon twice in two successive years ( I am not able to recollect the year exactly) and what else can one expect of him? Somdev just entered into the Grand Slams and he was highly applauded for this though he crashed out in the 1st round!!

Kamlesh Mehta was a true gem in the Indian Table Tennis world. Its prestigious to mention that he represented India in seven World Championships, eight Asian Championships, two Asian Games, six Commonwealth Championships, four South Asian Federation Games, two Olympic Games and many other official and friendly competitions in India and abroad. What a venerable, exalted and gigantic personality he is in history of Indian sports. I salute this player, since I myself am a TT player ( analogous to a bathroom singer!!). Moreover, Kamlesh is the highest ranked Indian player in World TT ever. He has been conferred with Arjuna Award (one of the highest Civilian awards in India) in 1985 and many other international awards like Fair Play award in Commonwealth games in 1989 and The Friendship Trophy for being the best player from India in the Asian Championships in 1984.

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