
Trophies Associated with National Sports is one of the important topics that are asked in different Government exams. There are many Trophies and Cups associated with sports in India.
We have covered National sports and trophies or cups related to them in this article. Candidates preparing for Gov. exams can easily fetch 1 or 2 marks from this topic.

Here we have mentioned an important list of trophies associated with various games and sports. Candidates preparing for government exams should not skip this section, the Cups and Trophies can be asked in the GK section of Government Exams Such as UPSC,PSC,WBCS,Banking exams, Railway, SSC, Defence exams.
Trophies Associated with National Sports
TROPHY NAME | RELATED GAME |
Wellington Trophy | Rowing |
Subroto Mukherjee Cup | Football (Inter School) |
Scindia Gold Cup | Hockey |
Santosh Trophy | Football |
Rovers Cup | Football |
Ranji Trophy | Cricket |
Rangaswamy Cup | Hockey |
Radha Mohan Cup | Polo |
Nehru Trophy | Hockey |
Murugappa Gold Cup | Hockey |
Moinuddaula Gold Cup | Cricket |
Lady Ratan Tata Trophy | Hockey |
Irani Trophy | Cricket |
Indira Gold Cup | Hockey |
I.F.A. Shield | Football |
Holkar Trophy | Bridge |
Ezra Cup | Polo |
Durand Cup | Football |
Duleep Trophy | Cricket |
Dr.B.C.Roy Trophy | Football (junior) |
Dhyanchand Trophy | Hockey |
Deodhar Trophy | Cricket |
D.C.M Trophy | Football |
C.K. Naydu Trophy | Cricket |
Burdwan Trophy | Weight Lifting |
Bombay Gold Cup | Hockey |
Beighton Cup | Hockey |
Barna Belleck Cup | Table Tennis |
Agha Khan Cup | Hockey |
Number Of Players On Each Side In Important Sports:
Number of players in different sports is also important topics that are asked in different Government Examination.
The following table illustrates name of the sports with the number of players −
SPORTS NAME | NUMBER OF PLAYERS |
Badminton | 1 or 2 |
Baseball | 9 |
Basketball | 5 |
Cricket | 11 |
Football | 11 |
Hockey | 11 |
Polo | 4 |
Rugby Football | 15 |
Tennis & Table Tennis | 1 or 2 |
Volleyball | 6 |
Water polo | 7 |
Kabaddi | 7 |
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