18 sporting achievements that define 2015 for India

2015 has been a great year for the Indian sporting contingent, with several athletes having overcome serious barriers - both infrastructural and financial, to be able to succeed on the international stage.Several of these athletes have had serious impediments in terms of their finances, physical limitations and a lack of coaching - but they overcame all the odds to win.Here are 18 sporting achievements from 2015 that will make every Indian proud:

#1 Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian to enter NBA

Satnam Singh Bhamara is an Indian professional Basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. In 2015, he became the first  player from India to be drafted into the NBA when the Dallas Mavericks chose him as the 52nd overall pick in the 2015 draft.

The 7’2” tall player plays the center position and is a regular player of the Indian Basketball Team.