Famous Indian Sports Stars Who Serve In The Indian Army

MS Dhoni

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Neeraj Chopra

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Milkha Singh

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Anil Kumble

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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Deepa Malik

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Vijay Kumar

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