5 Most Glamorous Female Sports Person In India

They have got looks, they are loaded with talent, they have an uncanny attitude and they are undoubtedly the only reason why Indian men have switched to some other sports leaving behind their love for Cricket. Yes, you guessed it correct. We are totally talking about the Indian female athletes who have been raising the glamour quotient of sports since ages.

Presenting a list of sportswomen whose performance has given a new lease of life to games in India. The are plenty of women who not only do really well in their respective sports, but also score very highly on the glamour quotient. Combining aggressive performances with beauty, these girls are determined to prove that talent and looks are a killer combo.

* Akanksha Singh

Akanksha singh is current captain of Women’s National Basketball Team & was awarded as the Most Valuable Player in India’s first Professional Basketball league in 2010. She was born on 7th September 1989 in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh as one among the five sisters. She belongs to the family of basketball. They are called Singh Sisters and three of them have played for the Indian national team. Her sisters Divya, Prashanti, and Pratima, have represented Indian National Women’s Basketball Team. She has been given the Best Player award in many national and state championships.

* Tania Sachdev

Tania Sachdev is an Indian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She deals with knights and pawns and does so stunningly well. A recipient of Arjuna Award in 2009, this 25-year-old has already won the World and Asian junior titles. In 2008, she topped the Asian Chess Championship with 6½ points out of nine rounds. Of course, the world of glamour then, cannot be too far behind although that's just our prediction.

* Shikha Uberoi

Shikha Devi Uberoi is an Indian-American professional tennis player and a former Indian No. 1. Her highest ranking is 122nd in the world in singles, which she achieved on 29 August 2005. Shikha Uberoi is a former top 100 WTA Tour tennis player, Asian Games Silver Medallist (Doha '06), India number 1, Fed Cup India leader (#1 and 2 in India), Zee Astitva Athlete of the Year 2007, and one half of the dynamic Uberoi Sisters. Today, she is a social entrepreneur using the mediums of sport/fitness and TV to incite change.

* Sharmila Nicollet

Sharmila Nicollet is an Indo French professional golfer. She may well be mistaken for a super-model but Sharmila prefers to be known as a talented female golfer. She of course, has the laurels to back her claim. Winner of India's Hero Women's Professional Tour, fellow players surely turn green when she takes to the course.

* Prachi Tehlan

Prachi Tehlan was Captain of the Indian Netball Team in Commonwealth Games 2010 held in Delhi. Captain of India's national netball team during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Prachi has her own style and sensibility – on and off the court. The sheer number of awards won in a sport still trying to get recognition in the country, she forms a vital part of the plan to help Indian netball achieve glory. She has been titled as “Queen of Court” by The Times of India & “Lass of The Rings” by The Indian Express.