Top five sports-persons of Indian descent

Almost all of us know about Sunil Chetri, Sourav Ganguly or Abhinav Bindra. But how many of you know about Mohini Bhardwaj and Vijay Singh?

They are some sports-persons who have ruled the world of sports while representing other nations. Sportskeeda now lists the Top 5 of these sport-persons from around the globe.

5. Harmeet Singh, Football

Harmeet Singh is a defensive midfielder currently playing for Feyenoord Rotterdam F.C. in Eredivisie ( the highest echelon of professional football in the Netherlands).

He was born in the Norwegian capital city Oslo to Indian parents, both of whom were from the Ludhiana area of the northern state of Punjab. His parents realised his immense talent in football and soon admitted him to the local youth multi-sports club Furuset F.C.

Then he joined the Vålerenga Sports Academy in 2003 at just the age of 13. He moved to Vålerenga’s senior team in 2007 and made 101 appearances for them before signing a 2 year contract with one of the country’s most famous club Feyenoord for €300,000 in 2012.

He is not only known for his agility and fitness but also makes some good assists in the football pitch.

Singh has represented Norway in all junior and senior levels. He made his debut for the national senior team in a friendly against Denmark in 1-1 drawn match, when he replaced Simen Brenne at half time on 15 January 2012.