Famous Indian Athletes and Their Cars

Have a look at the rides that India's most decorated athletes travel around in.

By Carandbike Team

1 mins read

Published on December 27, 2021

Highlights

Sunil Chhetris luxurious Audi is a thing of beauty.
Guess which Indian athlete owns a Hummer.
Saina Nehwals BMW was presented to her by Sachin Tendulkar.

Ever wondered what sort of taste India's premier athletes have when it comes to their cars? It's time to find out today, as we've created this list of some of the most exciting cars that are owned by our famous athletes. While some of them have bought these rides themselves, some have been presented to them as gifts for their exceptional achievements. Without wasting any more time, let's get going with the list. Neeraj Chopra Photo Credit: twitter.com Neeraj Chopra created history by winning a gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020 for his javelin throw. After his win, back in August, Mahindra tweeted a meme praising the athlete and gifted him a personalised XUV700. Sharing an image with a new car, the gold medallist wrote, “Thank you@anandmahindraji for the new set of wheels with some very special customisation! I'm looking forward to taking the car out for a spin very soon.” Abhinav Bindra - Volvo S80 Photo Credit: upload.wikimedia.org Volvo makes some of the safest cars on the planet. The fact that we can safely bank on Abhinav Bindra to win medals for India in international competitions makes the Volvo a perfect car for him. After he became the first Gold medal winner from India at the Beijing Games in 2008, the company had famously gifted him a Volvo S80 that he still apparently owns. Sunil Chhetri – Audi A6 Photo Credit: upload.wikimedia.org Sunil Chhetri remains one of the most valuable assets of not just Indian but world football. The athlete is currently the second highest active international goal scorer, after Cristiano Ronaldo. Chhetri owns an Audi A6, the luxurious four-door sedan. MS Dhoni – Nissan Jonga Photo Credit: www.facebook.com Indian cricket's hallowed name MS Dhoni is an avid car and bike enthusiast. Among the many beauties in his garage is this green beast, a Nissan Jonga. This massive vehicle weighs 1 Ton and has been restored to life by SD Offroaders Nakodar based out of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Nissan Jonga used by the Indian army was built on the global variant of the Nissan Patrol 60. Leander Paes - Porsche Cayenne Photo Credit: files.porsche.com This Porsche Cayenne is a favourite of Leander Paes´and the tennis star is regularly spotted driving around in it. Saina Nehwal - BMW 3-Series 320d Photo Credit: twitter.com Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal drives around in a reliable German machine that has been with her for a very long time. In fact, the car was presented to her by Sachin Tendulkar after her medal-winning antics at the London Games. The BMW 3-Series 320d that is owned by the shuttler is a rather luxurious and high-performance car that is the envy of everyone who sees it passing by. Bhaichung Bhutia - Audi Q5 Photo Credit: upload.wikimedia.org Back in 2012, when Bayern Munich had come to India for exhibition games, the German team signed off their tour by gifting an Audi Q5 to the former captain of the Indian football team. The Q5 is a massively popular compact luxury crossover that's perfectly fitting to be the ride of one of the best Indian footballers. All these sportspersons are worthy of travelling around in luxurious rides and these cars of Indian athletes make sure that they do.