Are Indian cricketers Brahmin?

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 Robin Singh a Brahmin?

Dinesh Karthik, Laxmipathi Balaji, Robin Singh, Hemang Badani T. Kumaran Washington Kumar All of them are not Brahmins.

Is cricket dominated by Brahmins?

In India, on the other hand, upper-caste domination in Test cricket means that the team sees 50-60% Brahmin players (Brahmins constituted only 6.4% of the population in the 1931 census) on many occasions. The famous 2008 Sydney Test is an example, when there were six Brahmins in the eleven.

Who are non-Brahmin cricketers from Tamil Nadu?

There are no Brahmins in Indian Cricket Team. There are no Baniyas, Rajputs, Muslims, Sikhs either. There are “11 Indians” in cricket team….Players from Tamil Nadu who have played for India.

• M. J. Gopalan.
• Cotah Ramaswami.
• C. D. Gopinath.
• M. Suryanarayan.
• A. G. Kripal Singh.
• S. Venkataraghavan.
• T. E. Srinivasan.
• V. V. Kumar.

Who is Dalit in cricket?

Palwankar Baloo became the first cricketer in the history of the Dalit community to play cricket for India. Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has said that being a Brahmin makes it easy for him to embrace the culture of Chennai and his statement has sparked controversy.

Is there any SC in Indian cricket team?

In the report by The Wire, it says that since India started playing Test cricket, there have been only four capped players from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) out of the 290 players who have played for India where the number should have been 70 in accordance with the population.

What is the caste of Jadhav?

The Jadhav is a clan of Maratha caste.

What caste is Wankhede?

Wankhade or Wankhede may refer to a Maratha kunbi caste : Apoorv Wankhade (born 1992), cricketer for Mumbai Indians and Vidarbha Cricket Association. S. K. Wankhede (1914–1988), cricket administrator and politician.

What caste is lokhande?

Meaning of Lokhande: Name Lokhande in the Indian origin, means A surname of Maharashtrian Origin; A sub-clan of the Bhoite clan of Marathas.

Is Kale a Brahmin?

Kale (pronounced Kah-lay) is also a very common last name in Maharashtra, a state in India. Originally, it was exclusive to families of the Maratha and Brahmin caste….Kale (name)

Origin
Variant form(s)	Kaden, Kai, Kalene, Kaley, Kalyn
Related names	Kaile, Kalea, Kaleah, Kalee, Kalei, Kaleia, Kayla, Kaleya

Which caste is Bharti surname?

Bharti belongs to Punjabi Kshatriya caste. Some are also included under SC/ST caste.

Is Sarkar Scheduled Caste?

Sarkar title comes under sc category.