There are many players in the Indian team who are associated with the Indian Army. Many of them are well-known players and many are former cricketers. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is associated with the Army, they all know, but even before him many cricketers have joined the Army. Many cricketers have traveled from the playground to the army battalion and expressed their respect for the country's army. On the occasion of Republic Day, let us know about some players who have saluted the tricolor with zeal by putting their country's army uniform on their body.

Let us tell you for your information, Lieutenant Colonel Hemu Adhikari was a great batsman of the Indian team. Colonel Hemu's test career began late due to the Second World War. He started his career at the age of 29. Hemu Adhikari scored 872 runs in 36 innings of 21 Test matches. Jhan Adhikari was the first Indian batsman to score a Test century against the West Indies. The name of Indian captain Kapil Dev, who won the first World Cup for the country, first appeared in the year 2008 to join the Territorial Army. The army raised Kapil as an icon and also honored him with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. At the time of his appointment, the Additional Director General of the Territorial Army described him as the brand ambassador and said that after Kapil Dev's joining, there is hope to increase the interest of the youth in the army.

The first captain of the Indian cricket team, CK Nayudu arrived in Indore in 1923 at the invitation of Holkar Raja. His full name was Colonel Kotteri Kanakaiah Naidu. The king of Holkar gave him the rank of colonel in his army. He scored 350 runs in 14 innings of seven Test matches. Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar, one of the world's greatest batsmen, is part of the Indian Air Force. Sachin is a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force. He is the first cricketer to receive this honor. Sachin has also flown the Sukhoi aircraft of the Air Force. Sachin is the face of Air Force for the youth of the country. Recently he was seen attending the 83rd Air Force Day celebrations in Hindon.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who made Team India the world champion for the second time, is included in the Indian Territorial Army. Dhoni has been conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has got this rank in the parachute regiment of the Indian Army. He has also trained for two weeks in a para-regiment in Agra.

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