Indian Sports @2015: A Lookback at Best Moments | 2015 Rewind

Year 2015 proved to be very special for Indian Sports,despite of many unfavorable result Indian players does extremely well  through out the year. World have seen excellency of Indian Players from time to time. It is very Hard to cover all the achievements of the year 2015.Here we have try cover up some of the special achievements of 2015,here is the list of some of these achievements..........

#1 The Indian Tennis Queen :

 

  2015 Proved to Very special for Indian tennis Stars Sania Mirza . Sania Mirza have become the undeclared brand ambassador of Indian Tennis in the women Tennis world. This year Saina became the first woman from the country to reach the world No. 1 ranking.. This Year Sania won 2 Grand Slams(Wimbeldon and US open) and 10 ATP tournaments.

#2 Indian Sansani Saina Nehwal:

 

This year will be really memorable for Saina as she achieve the No.1 Spot in the World Badminton Rankings and become the first woman from the country to reach the world No. 1 ranking.Along with achieving the NO.1 spot she also win Indian Open Series and Sayad Modi Grand Prix Gold Tournament.She was also able to enter the Final of All England and World Championship along With China super series Premium Tounnament.A reward for her efforts and a testament to her stature - was the staggering $100,000 auction price in the Premier Badminton League and a new Rs 25 crore management contract.

#3 The arisen of Virat Test Era :

 

After the disappointments of World Cup Semifinal loss and ODI series losses against Bangladesh and South Africa. The Virat and company brings cheer to Indian Fans after Winning Test Series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. India Beat Sri Lanka by 2-1 in Sri Lanka after a long 22-year wait  and Beat World No.1 South Africa in Home Series by 3-0.

#4 The Wait of 30+ years Comes to an end:

 

 Indian Hockey Players does extremely Well to bring back the lost pride of Indian Hockey.
This Year Proved to be very Special for Indian Hockey.

On the one hand Indian Women Hockey was able to Qualify to Olympic after a long Wait of 36 years and on the other hand Indian men's were able to end the wait of winning any medal in International Tournament after a long Wait of 33 years, by winning Bronze Hockey World League Finals.

Along with winning Bronze in the Hockey World League Finals Indian Men were able to win series against New Zealand and Japan ,and were create great impression  of their European Tour and in Series against Australia.

#5 The Pro Vijender Singh:

 

The Indian Olympic Bronze Medal Champion Vijendar shows an excellent show in the Pro Boxing by Winning Back to Back three Knockouts.

 Vijender Start his campain against English boxer Sonny Whiting on his debut before knocking out another British pugilist Dean Gillen in the opening round of his second fight and registered his third consecutive win in the professional arena with an easy technical knockout (TKO) victory over Bulgarian Samet Hyuseinov.

#6 The Cue King:

 

India's Most Successful Cue Player Pankaj Advani  Continue his Awesome Performance through out the year. Advani has made winning a habit. Despite the setback on medal count, 2015 is a special year for the champion Bengaluru cueist.

The ace cueist, who has had more success in billiards in his career, retained the World 6-red snooker title in Karachi against all odds in August. Three months later, Advani regained the traditional (15-red) snooker title in Egypt to sign off the season in style. The two years playing on the main pro tour in the United Kingdom has made Advani a formidable snooker exponent.

#7 Indian Golfer ANIRBAN LAHIRI

 

 After getting his first full European Tour card around the same time last year, Anirban Lahiri was looking to make a mark on the demanding Tour. But two sensational wins in the space of three weeks at the beginning of the year catapulted the poster boy of Indian golf into the big league.

The 28-year-old didn't let the awe factor get to him while pitting skills with the world's best. His determination and the will to keep improving ensured he battled with his rivals as an equal. The last 12 months have been nothing short of an epochal journey for the 28-year-old.

Winner of the Malaysian Open and the prestigious Indian Open in February, Lahiri made the world sit up and take notice with his brand of golf.

Besides being in contention at one stage in the third round at The Open, the Bengalurean finished a brilliant tied fifth - the best ever show by an Indian - at the PGA Championship, the final Major of the season. His performances earned him a spot on the International team for the Presidents Cup.

For the affable pro, who earned full playing rights on the PGA Tour for 2016, the Asian Tour Order of Merit crown was the icing on the cake.

#8 Force India Secure Best-Ever Fifth-Place Finish in Formula One Team Standings

 

   Force India secured their best ever finish in Formula One after they finished fifth in the 2015 season. Nico Hulkenberg sixth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix ensured that the team would break in the top five for the first time in their seven-year history. The team finished 10th in its maiden season in 2008 and was sixth in 2013 and 2014. They took their their tally to 120 points, 44 ahead of sixth-placed Lotus.

#9 Abhishek Verma Makes History in Archery World Cup Final

 

Abhishek Verma bagged India's first ever Archery World Cup Final medal in the compound section as he won the silver medal after being pipped by Turkey's Demir Elmaagcli in the summit clash. The 26-year-old, an Asian Games individual silver medallist, beat Mario Cardoso in the semis.

#10 Satnam Singh Makes NBA History

 

Satnam Singh became the second second Indian-origin basketball player after Sim Bhullar to feature in the NBA. He was the first Indian to be drafted into the NBA League when Dallas Mavericks picked the Punjab hoopster to feature on its roster on June 26. 

#11 Aditi Chauhan, 1st Indian woman footballer to play in Premier League

 When Indian team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan started her first game for West Ham Ladies in an FA Women’s Premier League game, it may not have seemed like a big deal. But Chauhan’s appearance was special: she became the first player from the national women’s team to play competitively in England. No small feat for a girl from a country where the idea of sport revolves around cricket and little else.

The 22-year-old from Delhi was signed pre-season by the third-tier London club for one year from Loughborough University in Leicestershire, where she recently completed an MSc in sports management.

Chauhan’s achievement, though a cause for celebration, is also a reflection on the state of affairs of women’s football in India. There is no top-tier league and the idea of a Women’s Super League — floated by the promoters of the Indian Super League — has remained just that. This despite the women’s team enjoying a better world ranking (57) than the men (166).

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