[VIDEOS] Muslim, Hindu Sports Stars

[KingKhanWC]

While watching the Khabib fight with some non-Muslim friends, one commentated Ali is the GOAT of boxing and Khabib is GOAT of UFC, both Muslim. Their faith has obviously been an inspiring force in them achieving such success.

We got talking of sports greats from others sports and we couldnt think of anyone from the Hindu faith? Virak Kohli or some other cricketer I assume but no other sport comes to mind.

There are approx 1.8B Muslims and 1.2B Hindus, yet hundreds of Muslim sports stars from so many sports yet not many at all from the Hindu faith.

Is this due to Hindus mainly coming from one region(India) or their lifestyle/culture/diet?

Top 5 personal fav Muslim sports stars.

Ali - Greatest of all sportsman ever.
Imran Khan - Greatest all rounder imo = best cricket player in all facets.
Khabib - GOAT MMA figther
Zidane - World Cup winner - GOAT midfielder.
Mike Tyson - Most exciting sports start of all time.

Interesting 2 are African American converts, Zidane is non practising, while Imran is far beyond a sports star.

Top 5 personal Hindu fav sports stars.

Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid
Mary Kom
?
?

 

[Firebat]

Think it's because Islam has spread across a few different continents and cultures, so it is more likely that you'll find Muslims sportsmen in different sports. Football, cricket, boxing, basketball, athletics.

Whereas Hinduism is obviously more concentrated in the subcontinent, so will mostly find notable Hindu sportsmen in cricket etc.

 

[Mesozoic]

Have more to do with the countries they were brought up in...not much with religion.

Overwhelming majority of these Muslim sports stars are from developed first world countries with outstanding sporting infra.

Meanwhile 98% of world's Hindus live in a third world nation.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Its not the best comparison as most of the worlds hindus are based in India so they are unlikely to have exposure to sports bar cricket.

In most instances these Indian Hindus do seem to do better than neighbouring Muslim countries in things like the Olympics, south asian games etc.

 

[Nadeemp]

Muslims come from many parts of the world. Hindus from one. I think if you would compare Indians vs pakistani. Pretty even.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Think it's because Islam has spread across a few different continents and cultures, so it is more likely that you'll find Muslims sportsmen in different sports. Football, cricket, boxing, basketball, athletics.

Whereas Hinduism is obviously more concentrated in the subcontinent, so will mostly find notable Hindu sportsmen in cricket etc.

Sure makes sense.

However we live in a global world now. Hindus are everywhere, plenty in the modern developed world, Europe, Australia, US etc. Nobody has come out in any sport in the last 50 years, while Muslims from 2nd generation immigrants have.

It maybe many Hindu families dont take sport seriously unless it's cricket. Muslims also need to take sport more seriously over all but many are now supporting their children in boxing, mma, footbal due to some heros emerging.

 

[CricketCartoons]

The hindu sportspersons haven't received the support of hindus. Many hindus rate warne higher than our hindu muralitharan, which is a shame. We hindus have had very few sports successes, but we should be proud of them. One of my favourite moments in cricket history was when Saumya Sarkar and Liton Das from Bangladesh were batting together.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Its not the best comparison as most of the worlds hindus are based in India so they are unlikely to have exposure to sports bar cricket.

In most instances these Indian Hindus do seem to do better than neighbouring Muslim countries in things like the Olympics, south asian games etc.

Its comparing large populations of two of the biggest faiths. Of course location is one reason but plenty of Hindus have been living in western nations for over half a century now. You have Hindu converts in western nation. Even in Pakistan you have a world chamption contender in boxing, squash legend, apart from cricket and happy.

India should invest in other sports, lets be honest the cricket stars are pretty boring for the Hindu youth, they need some boxers, mma,

 

[liam26]

Compare Hindus and Muslims in South Asia. That would be a better comparison rather than bringing African Muslims, Russians , Chechens and other converts into the comparison.

Where do Pakistanis , Bangaldeshis ( and Indian Muslims compare against Indian and SL Hindus ?

 

[KingKhanWC]

The hindu sportspersons haven't received the support of hindus. Many hindus rate warne higher than our hindu muralitharan, which is a shame. We hindus have had very few sports successes, but we should be proud of them. One of my favourite moments in cricket history was when Saumya Sarkar and Liton Das from Bangladesh were batting together.

Who is your fav Hindu sportsman/woman outside of cricket?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Who is your fav Hindu sportsman/woman outside of cricket?

Viswanathan Anand, he has done us hindus proud.

 

[ElRaja]

jahangir khan, the greatest squash player too, not as popular globally due to the sport he played, but when it comes to being a goat in his sport he slots right in there too.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

I feel there is no need for this comparison. What about comparing Muslim athletes with Christian? Or Muslim nobel prize winners with jews?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Viswanathan Anand, he has done us hindus proud.

Chess is not a sport my friend.

 

[Bigboii]

Compare Hindus and Muslims in South Asia. That would be a better comparison rather than bringing African Muslims, Russians , Chechens and other converts into the comparison.

Where do Pakistanis , Bangaldeshis ( and Indian Muslims compare against Indian and SL Hindus ?

You know some of the groups you mentioned have been Muslims for 100s of years (some even before Pakistanis)

 

[KingKhanWC]

I feel there is no need for this comparison. What about comparing Muslim athletes with Christian? Or Muslim nobel prize winners with jews?

Sure thats good.

Your top 5 Jewish sports stars, the topic is sports and religion related.

 

[Nadeemp]

jahangir khan, the greatest squash player too, not as popular globally due to the sport he played, but when it comes to being a goat in his sport he slots right in there too.

Greatest pakistani athlete

 

[KingKhanWC]

jahangir khan, the greatest squash player too, not as popular globally due to the sport he played, but when it comes to being a goat in his sport he slots right in there too.

Any Hindu squash stars of the past?

Sqaush is a tough sport, your stamina has to be immense. I wonder if JK inspired other Muslims to take up squash around the world. I.e Khabib, Ali etc inspired Muslims from the world over, who look nothing like them.

 

[Mesozoic]

So is no one's going to mention the greatest field hockey player of all time , Major Dhyan Chand ?

 

[ElRaja]

Any Hindu squash stars of the past?

Sqaush is a tough sport, your stamina has to be immense. I wonder if JK inspired other Muslims to take up squash around the world. I.e Khabib, Ali etc inspired Muslims from the world over, who look nothing like them.

its super tough sport. squash died in Pakistan unfortunately. you need facilities and the average pak kid simply didnt have access to it.

pak could pbly claim two have the top 1 and 2 in the squash goat list, i think nava killy, the village near peshawer had 7 squash world champs, so defo others were inspired. i think youd be hard pressed to find another town/village that has produced that many world champs in any sport.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Well most Hindus are based in a handful of South Asian countries and we aren't exactly world beaters in sports for a number of reasons. A few Hindu sportspersons in countries like Fiji, Mauritius, Guyana (forefathers taken by Brits as indentured laborers in 19th and 20th century) but again those countries aren't sporting powerhouses. A few good to great cricketers from WI (mainly Guyana), Vijay Singh from Fiji who was a former number one ranked golfer and winner of 3 majors. Beyond that not much, maybe Mohini Bhardwaj who was an Olympic medal winning gymnast from USA or a couple of footballers in Europe, a few in Malaysia/Singapore who aren't that famous.

So basically Hindu sports stars means Indian sports stars. We had Dhyan Chand who is field hockey GOAT, a few cricketers, wrestlers, shooters, badminton stars but these aren't globally popular sports like football or tennis. Even our tennis stars from 70s/80s were good compared to Asian level but power centre of tennis was Europe, Australia, USA.

No comparison with Muslim sportsmen because you have Muslims from all over the world. The truly great Muslim athletes come from Africa, Caucasus region, Central Asia, America (blacks) but people from those backgrounds have always been great at sports. You won't find global superstars among Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia, South Asia, West Asia etc despite these regions having millions of Muslims. By global superstars I mean the likes of Ali, Zidane, Khabib, Kareem Abdul Jabbar etc and not those from minor sports like cricket, hockey, squash, badminton.

 

[MenInG]

while watching the khabib fight with some non-muslim friends, one commentated ali is the goat of boxing and khabib is goat of ufc, both muslim. Their faith has obviously been an inspiring force in them achieving such success.

We got talking of sports greats from others sports and we couldnt think of anyone from the hindu faith? Virak kohli or some other cricketer i assume but no other sport comes to mind.

There are approx 1.8b muslims and 1.2b hindus, yet hundreds of muslim sports stars from so many sports yet not many at all from the hindu faith.

Is this due to hindus mainly coming from one region(india) or their lifestyle/culture/diet?

Top 5 personal fav muslim sports stars.

Ali - greatest of all sportsman ever.
Imran khan - greatest all rounder imo = best cricket player in all facets.
Khabib - goat mma figther
zidane - world cup winner - goat midfielder.
Mike tyson - most exciting sports start of all time.

Interesting 2 are african american converts, zidane is non practising, while imran is far beyond a sports star.

Top 5 personal hindu fav sports stars.

Virat kohli
rahul dravid
mary kom
?
?

sachin tendulkar.

 

[BreadPakoda]

SRT and Dhoni both better than Imran. So deserve a mention in the top 5.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Well most Hindus are based in a handful of South Asian countries and we aren't exactly world beaters in sports for a number of reasons. A few Hindu sportspersons in countries like Fiji, Mauritius, Guyana (forefathers taken by Brits as indentured laborers in 19th and 20th century) but again those countries aren't sporting powerhouses. A few good to great cricketers from WI (mainly Guyana), Vijay Singh from Fiji who was a former number one ranked golfer and winner of 3 majors. Beyond that not much, maybe Mohini Bhardwaj who was an Olympic medal winning gymnast from USA or a couple of footballers in Europe, a few in Malaysia/Singapore who aren't that famous.

So basically Hindu sports stars means Indian sports stars. We had Dhyan Chand who is field hockey GOAT, a few cricketers, wrestlers, shooters, badminton stars but these aren't globally popular sports like football or tennis. Even our tennis stars from 70s/80s were good compared to Asian level but power centre of tennis was Europe, Australia, USA.

No comparison with Muslim sportsmen because you have Muslims from all over the world. The truly great Muslim athletes come from Africa, Caucasus region, Central Asia, America (blacks) but people from those backgrounds have always been great at sports. You won't find global superstars among Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia, South Asia, West Asia etc despite these regions having millions of Muslims. By global superstars I mean the likes of Ali, Zidane, Khabib, Kareem Abdul Jabbar etc and not those from minor sports like cricket, hockey, squash, badminton.

Vijay Singh was a great golfer, his US masters win was one of the best ever. Playing golf requires many, thus being a tough sport to get into for most youth.

There arent many good role models for both faiths, corrupt politicians, hatemongers, fake preachers, dodgy movie/tv stars, etc. A Hind or Muslim world champion, someone with integrity like Khabib could inspire millions of youth with their lives, not just playing sport. People look upto those they can relate to, if it's same religion, it's also good.

 

[CricketCartoons]

I have a huge bone to pick with people who put veg next to briyani damn eat Chinese food or something don't ruin biryani (happened to me at an Indian place where I was served so called "briyani" I got super angry)
VEG BRIYANI IS NOT A BRIYANI they are masala rice or something for god sake people who put Veg next to biryani are an annoying bunch this is not difference of opinion this is like comparing apple and cheese you don't call it difference of opinion

don't eat meat but than don't call masala rice "briyani" to make yourself feel good

If the same process is used to cook it, then it is biryani, whether paneer, or mushroom, veg, fish, egg, mutton. Just one ingredient is changed, but the process is the same. It is biryani. deal with it.

 

[KingKhanWC]

sachin tendulkar.

Top class batsmen but his personality isnt inspiring for me.

Next you will say veg biryani is not biryani. For us hindus it is. Learn to live with difference of opinions.

Chess was made a sport for the Olympics, it requires little to no physical algility. Its not a sport imo and btw a computer can beat any human in chess, so the fans should make the PC the GOAT of chess player, hardly insprising to anyone but Spock.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Top class batsmen but his personality isnt inspiring for me.



Chess was made a sport for the Olympics, it requires little to no physical algility. Its not a sport imo and btw a computer can beat any human in chess, so the fans should make the PC the GOAT of chess player, hardly insprising to anyone but Spock.

I get your reason that you personally think that sport means something which needs physical ability, I think mental is connected to physical ability. The other reason that a computer can beat a human is an invalid reason, as drones and robots can beat humans in other sports. btw it is ok if you dont consider it a sport. I consider it and that is all which matters to me.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I get your reason that you personally think that sport means something which needs physical ability, I think mental is connected to physical ability. The other reason that a computer can beat a human is an invalid reason, as drones and robots can beat humans in other sports. btw it is ok if you dont consider it a sport. I consider it and that is all which matters to me.

Which sports? So far there is no robot which can beat any human in the worlds most popular sports. The main point was sports stars are an inspiration, they are humans who usually hold important life skills such as discipline, humbleness, hard work, charisma etc. IF a chess star gives you this then great but they dont show much of themselves as stars do in other sports.

Does a Hindu chess master/star inspire you more than a computer(with no faith), who far is a superiour player?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Which sports? So far there is no robot which can beat any human in the worlds most popular sports. The main point was sports stars are an inspiration, they are humans who usually hold important life skills such as discipline, humbleness, hard work, charisma etc. IF a chess star gives you this then great but they dont show much of themselves as stars do in other sports.

Does a Hindu chess master/star inspire you more than a computer(with no faith), who far is a superiour player?

track and field events. No robot exists to beat them is not because of any technical limitation, but there is no utility in it. sports stars are only entertainers for me, don't see them as inspiration ( as I don't play any sport..was bullied as a kid because I could not throw a ball far enough, and could never hold a catch, and didn't own a bat or ball, so no one wanted me in their team).

 

[KingKhanWC]

track and field events. No robot exists to beat them is not because of any technical limitation, but there is no utility in it. sports stars are only entertainers for me, don't see them as inspiration ( as I don't play any sport..was bullied as a kid because I could not throw a ball far enough, and could never hold a catch, and didn't own a bat or ball, so no one wanted me in their team).

Sorry to hear , you can always improve your physical ability, its never too late. Perhaps get a pet dog and throw balls daily.

Do you think if you had more Hindu sporting heros growing up it would have made a difference in your motivation towards sport?

 

[CricketCartoons]

Sorry to hear , you can always improve your physical ability, its never too late. Perhaps get a pet dog and throw balls daily.

Do you think if you had more Hindu sporting heros growing up it would have made a difference in your motivation towards sport?

More than sports, I want hindus to build muscles, which will bring courage and confidence. Sports is just time pass and a time killer.

 

[kingusama92]

Vijay Singh was dominant in the early 2000s (golf).

 

[KingKhanWC]

More than sports, I want hindus to build muscles, which will bring courage and confidence. Sports is just time pass and a time killer.

Any Hindu power lifters or body builders? Im sure plenty have a good physic or do you mean larger size?

 

[SpiritOf1903]

kohli's sihk

 

[Lurker_Ind]

What is this Muslim sportsman and Hindu sportsman? Are they excelling in their sport because of their religion?

 

[Swashbuckler]

kohli's sihk

No.

 

[OldWarHorse]

Pretty meaningless thread really. Almost all Hindus are from South Asia so in essence this is about comparing the sporting achievements of somebody from European, African,African American descent with those from the backwaters of South Asia. No real surprise that South Asians would come up short, considering that the nations in the region would do well to get 5 Olympic medals between them. Religion has very little to do with it.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Pretty meaningless thread really. Almost all Hindus are from South Asia so in essence this is about comparing the sporting achievements of somebody from European, African,African American descent with those from the backwaters of South Asia. No real surprise that South Asians would come up short, considering that the nations in the region would do well to get 5 Olympic medals between them. Religion has very little to do with it.

But we don't know if the lack of sporting success of hindus is because they are hindus or because of being in a third world country.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

But we don't know if the lack of sporting success of hindus is because they are hindus or because of being in a third world country.

Malnutrition and lack of general sporting culture.

 

[Madplayer]

Tendulkar,
Dhyan Chand,

Saina Nehwal these days

Indian Hindus are doing well in badminton.

 

[OldWarHorse]

But we don't know if the lack of sporting success of hindus is because they are hindus or because of being in a third world country.

South Asia by region, has the highest proportion of Muslims in the world. How many global Muslim superstars have come out of here then?

 

[CricketCartoons]

South Asia by region, has the highest proportion of Muslims in the world. How many global Muslim superstars have come out of here then?

Indian and Bangladeshi muslims have the same genes as hindus. The Pakistanis might be different.

 

[Mesozoic]

Tendulkar,
Dhyan Chand,

Saina Nehwal these days

Indian Hindus are doing well in badminton.

Sindhu has overtaken Nehwal a long back with a world championship win and an Olympic silver (saina has none of these).

 

[Mesozoic]

Indian and Bangladeshi muslims have the same genes as hindus. The Pakistanis might be different.

Only Pashtuns and Baloch might be a bit different. The others.....not so much.

 

[Madplayer]

Sindhu has overtaken Nehwal a long back with a world championship win and an Olympic silver (saina has none of these).

Oh you're right. How did i forget her! She is brilliant.

 

[KingKhanWC]

What is this Muslim sportsman and Hindu sportsman? Are they excelling in their sport because of their religion?

If you read the OP, ive addressed this.

Khabib the GOAT of MMA and Ali the GOAT of boxing , both have said many times, their religion has been a powerful force in their success.

I think Hindus need more sporting role models, this will give the Hindu youth good inspiring figures apart from trashy actors in Bollywood or the RSS extremist brigade.

 

[Nadeemp]

Only fair comparison would be between pakistani and indians as they are the same genetic make up. There are more Christian (background) Super Star Athletes in the world. Does that make Christianity better? If by magic African Americans for some reason turned Hindi tomorrow. World will be full of Hindu Sport stars..

 

[Technics 1210]

If you read the OP, ive addressed this.

Khabib the GOAT of MMA and Ali the GOAT of boxing , both have said many times, their religion has been a powerful force in their success.

I think Hindus need more sporting role models, this will give the Hindu youth good inspiring figures apart from trashy actors in Bollywood or the RSS extremist brigade.

I wonder whether the lack of Hindu sporting role models has something to do with being a herbivore? Just a thought.

 

[Nadeemp]

Pakistanis eat meat. They have not produced World class Super stars either. Neither has indonesia ........

 

[KingKhanWC]

I wonder whether the lack of Hindu sporting role models has something to do with being a herbivore? Just a thought.

I think its a big issue for sure. Meat is the best source of protien, which is required for muscles.

Pakistan have produced a boxer fighting for the world title, he will get another shot too. His was working with the Mayweather camp. India have nobody.

Imo it has big effect on the youth, Hindu Indians seem to wannabee Bollywood stars or like Modi, extremists. They have nobody else to follow.

 

[Slog]

All I can say to this thread is LOL.

 

[Nadeemp]

All I can say to this thread is LOL.

Please indulge.

 

[Slog]

Out of curiosity. Who is the greatest soccer player of south Asian region?

 

[Bigboii]

Please indulge.

+1

 

[KingKhanWC]

All I can say to this thread is LOL.

Why do you enter these threads then? lol

I know you're an immigrant to the US but do you know of any American born Pakistanis who have made it far in sports?

 

[KingKhanWC]

+1

Where are the Yankee Pakistanis in sports? I cant think of one. Any in Basketball, AF or Ice Hockey at all?

 

[Slog]

Please indulge.

Them being Muslims has nothing to do with their sports pedigree so the thread topic doesn’t make any sense to begin with. It’s the sporting culture of the country not the religion. If they all converted to Christianity or Hinduism today; there would be no impact on the sporting outcome going forward. Besides an Egyptian or other Arabs see it as achievement of the country too and not achievement of ALL Muslims anyway. They say that even about Muslim conquests of Spain etc let alone sports.

India where most Hindus reside or descend from are not from a big sporting culture hence no presence. It’s not like Indian or south Asian Muslims are tearing any trees in the sporting world in the larger context either. A good comparison would be Pakistanis and indian Muslims and see if they outperform Hindus. Amir Khan is only one who comes to mind and he is one.

In tennis you have Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhuphati who are Hindus I believe and I’m not sure any Muslims let alone PakiStani Muslims have been better than them in tennis.

 

[Slog]

Where are the Yankee Pakistanis in sports? I cant think of one. Any in Basketball, AF or Ice Hockey at all?

They own or head sports teams like Fulham, LA Dodgers or Jacksonville Jaguars

 

[Nadeemp]

Them being Muslims has nothing to do with their sports pedigree so the thread topic doesn’t make any sense to begin with. It’s the sporting culture of the country not the religion. If they all converted to Christianity or Hinduism today; there would be no impact on the sporting outcome going forward. Besides an Egyptian or other Arabs see it as achievement of the country too and not achievement of ALL Muslims anyway. They say that even about Muslim conquests of Spain etc let alone sports.

India where most Hindus reside or descend from are not from a big sporting culture hence no presence. It’s not like Indian or south Asian Muslims are tearing any trees in the sporting world in the larger context either. A good comparison would be Pakistanis and indian Muslims and see if they outperform Hindus. Amir Khan is only one who comes to mind and he is one.

In tennis you have Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhuphati who are Hindus I believe and I’m not sure any Muslims let alone PakiStani Muslims have been better than them in tennis.

Haq brothers a decade ago

 

[KingKhanWC]

They own or head sports teams like Fulham, LA Dodgers or Jacksonville Jaguars

lol. Read the title , it's sports stars not business owners.

I assume you dont know of any. I hope Yank Pakistanis produce a world champion or world class player in any sport, lagging behind us UK brits in sports.

 

[Nadeemp]

You guys had amir glass chin khan. Who else again?

 

[Nadeemp]

There have been two pakistani /Palestinian nfl players. And I was surprised to know there had been two indian nfl players also.

 

[Bigboii]

[MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION]
dude we barely exist and even with that you'll see us in major corporations, gov departments but its a tiny minority why are you expecting Pak-Americans to be into sports?

If you're pointing towards racism you are wrong
I think we are not built to play mainstream American sports first of all
Played football in high school with white/ black dudes and there wasn't any racism
but why desi people don't play sports in US is
a- you have to spend lots of time playing these sports (imagine playing schools throughout the state it takes lots of time away from studying) (also tons of crazy workouts I always had cramps throughout high school sometimes couldn't even walk out of bed)
b- too many pro level injuries- I had two knee surgeries at the tender age of 16,17 and all the kids I played with had some kind of surgeries

Sports especially in US is a big deal so you cant half-a** it and this can effect your studies, jobs, relationships so most of Pakistani parents I know would never allow their kids to play mainstream American sports

 

[KingKhanWC]

You guys had amir glass chin khan. Who else again?

You have a stronger chin? I doubt it.

We have many boxers coming though now.

From wiki. P.s Do you know about anything at all?

Boxing

Tanveer Ahmed – former lightweight boxer; WBO Inter-Continental champion
Hamzah Sheeraz – British light-middleweight boxer, WBO European title champion[208]
Ukashir Farooq – British bantamweight boxer, former British bantamweight title winner[209]
Usman Ahmed – super flyweight boxer; YouTube sensation
Adnan Amar – British light-middleweight boxer, multiple title winner[210]
Adil Anwar – British light-welterweight boxer and multiple title winner[211]
Qais Ashfaq – British super-bantamweight boxer; Commonwealth silver medallist and WBA Continental title holder[212][213]
Jawaid Khaliq, MBE – first British Asian to win a world title belt[214]
Amer Khan – former undefeated light-heavyweight boxer, Central Area championship winner
Amir Khan – British light-welterweight boxer; 2004 Olympics silver medalist; former world champion
Haroon Khan – super-flyweight boxer and commonwealth bronze-medalist[215]
Nadeem Siddique – former British welterweight boxer, multiple title winner[216]

Cricket

Aquib Afzaal – left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break[217]
Kamran Afzaal – Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman[218]
Usman Afzaal – cricketer who has played three Test matches for England[219]
Ajaz Akhtar – former Pakistani people-born English cricketer[220]
Mohammad Akhtar – Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break[221]
Kabir Ali – English cricketer; formerly played for Worcestershire[222]
Kadeer Ali – cricketer formerly playing for Worcestershire and is related to Kabir Ali[223]
Moeen Ali – test cricketer playing for England and Worcestershire County Cricket Club[224]
Rehan Alikhan – English-born former cricketer of Pakistani descent; right-handed batsman and off-break bowler[225]
Akbar Ansari – English first class and List A cricketer who played his first class games for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence[226] and List A cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club[227]
Zafar Ansari – English cricketer who plays for Cambridge University and Surrey County Cricket Club[228]
Imran Arif – Pakistani-born English cricketer; a fast-medium bowler; currently plays for Worcestershire County Cricket Club[229]
Asim Butt – Scottish and Pakistani cricketer; primarily a left-arm medium fast bowler[230]
Aamir Farooque – former Pakistani-born English cricketer[231]
Majid Haq – Scottish cricket player
Omer Hussain – left-handed batsman; cousin of fellow Scottish international cricketer Majid Haq[232]
Moneeb Iqbal – Scottish cricketer; right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler[233]
Shammi Iqbal – English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace[234]
Imran Jamshed – former Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace[235]
Shaftab Khalid – English cricketer, a right-arm off-spinner who also bats right-handed[236]
Aamer Khan – Pakistani-born former English cricketer[237]
Amjad Khan – former cricketer for England International and the youngest to play for the Danish national team[238]
Rawait Khan – former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club and Pakistan Customs in a four-year first-class career which saw him bowl mostly in Second XI Championship matches
Wasim Khan MBE – first British-born Pakistani to play professional cricket in England; talented left-handed batsman who also bowled right arm medium pace;[239] now chief executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Sajid Mahmood – cricketer who formerly played international cricket for England and county cricket for Essex and Lancashire County Cricket Club[240]
Nadeem Malik – English cricketer, a right-arm fast-medium seam bowler and right-handed lower-order batsman[241]
Maneer Mirza – English cricketer; right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire[242]
Imraan Mohammad – English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break[243]
Waqar Mohammad – former Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowled leg break[244]
Nadeem Mohammed – former English cricketer; right-handed batsman who played bowled right-arm medium pace[245]
Saleem Mohammed – former English cricketer; right-handed batsman[246]
Azeem Rafiq – English cricketer[247]
Adil Rashid – English cricketer who plays for Yorkshire and England Under-19s[248]
Amar Rashid – English cricketer[249]
Hamza Riazuddin – English cricketer; right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for Hampshire
Arif Saeed – Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium[250]
Naheem Sajjad – Pakistani-born English cricketer; right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium[251]
Bilal Shafayat – cricketer[252]
Rashid Shafayat – former English cricketer[253]
Owais Shah – former Middlesex, Essex and Hampshire cricketer who also appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and two Test matches[254]
Nadeem Shahid – former English first-class cricketer who played for Essex and Surrey
Ajmal Shahzad – cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and formerly represented England in all three formats of the game[255]
Zoheb Sharif – left-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler[256]
Qasim Sheikh – Scottish cricketer; has represented Scotland on more than 20 occasions[257]
Alamgir Sheriyar – former Leicestershire cricketer[258]
Naqaash Tahir – English cricketer; right-arm fast-medium bowler who has played for Lancashire and Warwickshire[259]

Football
See also: British Asians in association football

Adnan Ahmed – footballer, playing for Tranmere Rovers[260]
Iltaf Ahmed – footballer, number one goalkeeper of the Pakistan national football team[261]
Reis Ashraf – English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Buckingham Town in the United Counties League Division One[262][263]
Atif Bashir – footballer with a (British Pakistani father and a Turkish German mother)[264]
Adam Docker – footballer, playing for Porthmadog F.C.[265]
Abbas Farid – freestyle footballer from Newport, South Wales;[266][267] named the 'Freestyle King' on MTV in the UK's Nike freestyle competition
Usman Gondal – retired British-born Pakistani international footballer[268]
Amjad Iqbal – footballer, playing for Farsley Celtic F.C.[269]
Omar Kader – Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arbroath[270]
Otis Khan – footballer who plays as a midfielder for Matlock Town on loan from Sheffield United[271]
Shabir Khan – English-Pakistani international footballer who plays for Worcester City, having progressed through their youth system[272]
Adil Nabi – footballer who plays as a forward for West Bromwich Albion[273]
Zeeshan Rehman – football defender for Queens Park Rangers F.C.; first Pakistani and British Asian to play in the Premiership with Fulham F.C.[274][275]
Rashid Sarwar – footballer currently playing for Kilmarnock
Kashif Siddiqi – English-born Pakistani footballer[276]
Easah Suliman – footballer currently playing for Aston Villa. Suliman has represented England at youth level, first player of Asian heritage to captain an England representative side, having done so at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels.[277]

Martial arts

Qasim Beg – undefeated kickboxing champion, two-time world champion
Imran Khan – two-time World Muay Thai champion[278]
Nisar Smiler – two-time karate world champion and fifty-time gold medalist

Other sports

Amir Jorden – Pakistani-British WWE wrestler.
Enaam Ahmed – British F3 racing driver, series' youngest-ever champion at just 17 years old[279]
Shokat Ali – English snooker player of Pakistani descent; represents Pakistan in international tournaments
Ikram Butt – former professional rugby league footballer; first south Asian to play either code of international rugby for England in 1995; founder of the British Asian Rugby Association and the British Pakistani rugby league team[280]
Gaz Choudhry – wheelchair basketball player; played for Paralympics GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London[281]
Aamir Ghaffar – English badminton player[282]
Adam Khan – racing driver from Bridlington, Yorkshire; represents Pakistan in the A1 Grand Prix series; currently demonstration driver for the Renault F1 racing team[283]
Carla Khan – British-born squash player; granddaughter of squash legend Azam Khan[284]
Hiddy Jahan – squash player who was ranked among the top-6 players in the world from 1970 through to 1986[285]
Alessandro Latif – race car driver[286]
Zia Mahmood – Pakistani professional bridge player; a World Bridge Federation and American Contract Bridge League Grand Life Master[287]
Imran Majid – professional British pool player[288]
Imran Sherwani – former English field hockey player; was capped 45 times for Great Britain and 49 times for England[289]
Lianna Swan – swimmer, represented Pakistan in the 2014 Commonwealth Games[290]
Matthew Syed – table tennis international player; the English number one for many years[291]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Pakistanis

 

[Bigboii]

You have a stronger chin? I doubt it.

We have many boxers coming though now.

From wiki. P.s Do you know about anything at all?

we don't play these sports we just own the teams

 

[KingKhanWC]

[MENTION=43583]KingKhanWC[/MENTION]
dude we barely exist and even with that you'll see us in major corporations, gov departments but its a tiny minority why are you expecting Pak-Americans to be into sports?

If you're pointing towards racism you are wrong
I think we are not built to play mainstream American sports first of all
Played football in high school with white/ black dudes and there wasn't any racism
but why desi people don't play sports in US is
a- you have to spend lots of time playing these sports (imagine playing schools throughout the state it takes lots of time away from studying) (also tons of crazy workouts I always had cramps throughout high school sometimes couldn't even walk out of bed)
b- too many pro level injuries- I had two knee surgeries at the tender age of 16,17 and all the kids I played with had some kind of surgeries

Sports especially in US is a big deal so you cant half-a** it and this can effect your studies, jobs, relationships so most of Pakistani parents I know would never allow their kids to play mainstream American sports

Not pointing towards anything and I know racism wont hold you back in the US if you are truly a special talent.

Which sport did you play to have those injuries?

I have no doubt in time there will be a US Pakistani sports star.

Do you know of any Hindu Americans in this field?

 

[Bigboii]

Not pointing towards anything and I know racism wont hold you back in the US if you are truly a special talent.

Which sport did you play to have those injuries?
American football- probably have tons of concussions and my bones are all glued together to make me walk again

I have no doubt in time there will be a US Pakistani sports star.
no you should have doubts we probably would never produce a world class sports man/woman and I am fine by that
Do you know of any Hindu Americans in this field?
not at the top of my head never played with an Indian in the circuit but I have no idea tbh

bold

 

[KingKhanWC]

Ive never played American football but have a friend who plays it regularly. Mabye we will see a star from this support , many Pakistanis are huge in size so it's possible.

Im suprised the Yanks dont have a better cricket team with all those Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi immigrants. We might see a Hindu Amercian Tendulkar one day.

 

[Nadeemp]

Yes I am not a bro boxer so I am sure amir will have a better chin. Great argument.

 

[Nadeemp]

I am sure some pakistani or indian sportsman will come up the ranks down the line. We just got here, unlike the UK crowd. Also it’s hard to compete with African American . They are just bigger and faster. And if you are medium built , it’s hard to compete with Latinos. Both are just superior to dedos athletically.

 

[Nadeemp]

Any thing is desi Americans are more inclined towards academia than sports. Just an observation. I don’t know if that’s true.

 

[Bigboii]

I am sure some pakistani or indian sportsman will come up the ranks down the line. We just got here, unlike the UK crowd. Also it’s hard to compete with African American . They are just bigger and faster. And if you are medium built , it’s hard to compete with Latinos. Both are just superior to dedos athletically.

we should just focus on education/businesses

only thing sports does is give you a bunch of injuries for life time and make you a sad/ broken old man

Pass!

 

[Salman]

You can't be discussing International sports legends and not mentioning this guy

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[Thunderbolt14]

You can't be discussing International sports legends and not mentioning this guy

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And Jansher of course.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

If you read the OP, ive addressed this.

Khabib the GOAT of MMA and Ali the GOAT of boxing , both have said many times, their religion has been a powerful force in their success.

I think Hindus need more sporting role models, this will give the Hindu youth good inspiring figures apart from trashy actors in Bollywood or the RSS extremist brigade.

If practicing religion is the main force behind success in sports, then Mullahs should be the greatest athletes in this entire universe.

 

[Realromeo]

This is such a lame thread. What's your point? Hindus aren't religious as Muslims. Most Hindus don't make a big deal about their religion. No Hindu ever identifies themselves as Hindus do like Muslims do. Only people that chest thump Hinduism are lower and lower-middle income households in certain parts of India. Rest are followed as traditions and not really like a "way of life".

Let's not try to lump all "Hindus" as one because we are definitely not.

 

[Varun]

Trust KingKhanWC to look at everything through the prism of religion.

 

[Realromeo]

Any thing is desi Americans are more inclined towards academia than sports. Just an observation. I don’t know if that’s true.

Desi Americans have settled in India for a reason. Caste and Class for a very long time played a role in acquiring wealth. So most wealthy/educated people tend to be of ancestry where they didn't do hard labours and so on. When we played Tennis ball cricket the kids from lower income areas were much more stronger and faster. Now these people because of their economic condition will never be able to afford to play hardball cricket or any other sport professionally. It is no brainer if you are last 25 generation spent working everyday of your life toiling their child will be physically far superior.

Look at West Indians and African Americans they were brought as slaves, only stronger and built slaves were brought to the new world. They have kids for 10 generation within eachother making super babies like Andre Russel, Gayle, Usain Bolt and all the friggin NFL and NBA players. Compare them to Africans where they are generally not tall or strong as the African-American and West Indians.

 

[MenInG]

The New York Jets are set to appoint San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as head coach, a move which would make him the first Muslim to take charge of an NFL team

 

[IndoorCricket]

Majority of Hindus are in India. There are many Muslim countries all around the globe. Where Hindus excel is academia and enterprises. They belong to realm of mind and logic than brute force.