Indian sportspersons who have got the Padma Bhushan award

The Padma Bhushan is the 3^rd highest civilian award in India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. With Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid and boxer Mary Kom receiving the Padma Bhushan this year, let’s take a look at other Indian sportspersons who have got the award over the years:

PLAYER NAME	FIELD	STATE	YEAR
Cottari Nayudu	Cricket	Andra Pradesh	1956
Dhyan Chand	Hockey	Punjab	1956
Mohan Singh Kohli	Mountain Climbing	Delhi	1965
Nawang Gombu	Mountain Climbing	West Bengal	1965
Mihir sen	Swimming	West Bengal	1967
Ramanathan Krishnan	Tennis	Tamil nadu	1967
Vinoo Mankand	Cricket	Gujarat	1973
Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	Maharashtra	1980
Raja Bhalendra Singh	Cricket	Delhi	1983
Michael Ferreira	English billiards	Maharashtra	1984
Dinkar Balwant deodhar	Cricket	Maharashtra	1991
Kapil Dev	Cricket	Delhi	1991
Viswanathan Anand	Chess	Tamilnadu	2001
Chandu Borde	Cricket	Maharashtra	2002
Vijaypat Singhania	Hot air ballon	Maharashtra	2006
Abhinav Bindra	Shooting	Maharashtra	2009
Rahul Dravid	Cricket	Karnataka	2013
Mary Kom	Boxing	Manipur	2013