The statistic shows the results of a survey regarding the most popular sports persons among young adults in India in 2015. The former world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand, was among the list, with over six percent of the respondents considering him popular, while Virat Kohli, an Indian cricketer, ranked first among young adults in the country.
Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*
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Hindustan Times. (September 14, 2015). Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. "Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*." Chart. September 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. (2015). Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times. "Biggest Sports Icon in India among Young Adults in 2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/
Hindustan Times, Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Biggest sports icon in India among young adults in 2015* [Graph], Hindustan Times, September 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653570/most-popular-sports-people-india/