Chat with Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, the basketball sensation from Varanasi

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is a basketball star of India from Varanasi. The 19-year old has played in most of the esteemed basketball competitions in Asia, including the Stankovic Cup and the Super Steung Cup apart from others.

The191 cm tall player has won numerous awards at such a young age. In the FIBA Asia Championship in 2009 in China, he was among the top ten players in terms of performance – an astonishing achievement.

As a member of the current Indian national team he aims high and is upbeat about the future.

Q: In which team do you play presently?

Vishesh: Western Railway, Indian Railways and the Indian National team.

Q: What would you like to achieve in your career?

Vishesh: My dream is to make myself a good player and to win games for India.

vishesh bhriguvanshi: promising future

Q: Do you have an idol that you look up to? Who is your favourite player?

Vishesh: My favourite NBA player and Idol is LeBron James. I never miss a single game of his as I love watching him play and what he does for his team. I have learnt many things watching his game.

Q: Which was your proudest moment?

Vishesh: In Bali when we won the gold medal for India in the Asian Beach Games (Basketball) in Indonesia.

Q: Any dream team you would like to play for?

Vishesh: I would like to play in any good team in a good Indian professional league or tournament :-).

Q: How do you think India can improve in basketball and how would you want to help?

Vishesh: If the Indian team works hard and give their 100% then I am sure that they would win and I would be proud that I gave my 100%. I think Indian players are still lacking behind in skills and regular practice because we are not given the same facilities which are given to players of other countries. If we are treated like cricketers in India then a lot of positive things will happen and I am sure we would win many more games.