Which Indian cricketers are Brahmins?

Which Indian cricketers are Brahmins?

list of brahmin cricketers in india (check full list)

  • Rohit Sharma (Indian Cricket Team Player)
  • Sachin Tendulkar (Former captain)
  • Rahul Dravid (Former Indian Cricket Team Batsman)
  • Sourav Ganguly (Former captain)
  • Sunil Gavaskar (Former captain)
  • Suresh Raina (Indian Cricket Team Player)

Are Raina Brahmins?

Thirty-four-year-old Raina, who is from Uttar Pradesh, was asked by the commentators about how he had embraced Chennai culture. In response, Raina said, “I am also Brahmin. I’ve lived in and I’ve seen (Chennai), I’ve been playing since 2004 in Chennai.

What is Suresh Raina Brahmin controversy?

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has sparked a controversy after equating Chennai’s culture with his Brahmin identity during Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) commentary.

Is BCCI full of Brahmins?

BCCI is nothing but Brahmins Control Cricket in India. In fact, many authors have argued that Cricket became popular in India because it maintains untouchability. Players in Cricket hardly come in touch with each other and Brahmins dominated it for the same reason… …

Why do Brahmins dominated Tamil Nadu cricket?

First, they started playing cricket very early than any other Tamil castes, while some Tamils were bravely fighting British domination, some Tamils were fighting for self respect, some Tamils were fighting for survival, a very few Tamil Brahmins had great relationship with colonial cricketers and picked up cricket from …

How many Brahmins are there in cricket Team?

The percentage of Brahmins in the country is around five, yet they make up more than fifty percent of those who have played for India. This is not unknown or even unusual, but it is uncommented on. The worst of it is seen at the lower levels — in age-group cricket, for instance — and not so much at the highest.

Is Sachin a Brahmin?

Tendulkar was born into a Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin family, in Mumbai.