Question

Some of the back numbers of players shown in the illustration depict the birthdays of some famous sportspersons. Try and find out their names and the laurels they have brought for our country.

Answer 1

Back number	Date of birth	Sportsperson	Laurels brought to India
1506	15 June	Manika Batra	Won gold medals in table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and became a leading Indian table tennis player.
1207	12 July	Sharath Kamal	Won gold at the Commonwealth Games and represented India at the Olympic Games; he has been one of India’s leading table tennis players.
1404	14 April	Mohammed Shahid	Former Indian hockey player and member of the Indian team that won major international honours.
2402	24 February	Surya Shekhar Ganguly	Indian chess Grandmaster, Asian Champion and six-time Indian Champion; recipient of the Arjuna Award.
2309	23 September	Anshuman Gaekwad	Former Indian cricketer who represented India in Test and One-Day International cricket.