Basketball has been a popular game in India since its inception and it is mainly played in the high schools, colleges and universities in India. The game started its journey in India several years back and has increased its popularity among the young generation day by day. India has produced a large number of talented Basketball players so far and the Indian Basketball players have earned recognition and reputation in the international arena, as well. India is recognised as a good Basketball team in the world and the India national Basketball team is currently ranked at 46 in the FIBA rankings. The Indian team is also known as Young Cagers in the world.

The Indian Basketball players have so far shown great performances in several international tournaments, including the Olympic Games. They took part in the 1980 Summer Olympics, held at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and finished at the 12th position. Apart from the Olympic Games, the Indian Basketball players also took part in the other prestigious international and regional tournaments like the FIBA Asian Champions Cup. They left mark of their extraordinary talents in all the tournaments.

Some of the most notable Indian Basketball players are Sarabjit Singh, Khushi Ram, Gurdial Singh, Hari Dutt, Abbas Montasir, Surender Kataria, Anil Punj, Hanuman Singh, T. Vijayaraghawan, Om Prakash, Ajmer Singh, Radhey Shyam, Suman Sharma, S.S. Cheema, Parminder Singh, Ram Kumar, etc.

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