Legends

The membership of CCI is indeed a prestigious ownership which is awarded regularly to sportsmen and eminent persons as recognition of their contribution to their respective fields.

From former billiards champions Geet Sethi to cricket captains Sunil Gavaskar and Diana Eduljee, veterans like Vivian Richards and umpire David Shepherd to several contemporary greats including Muttiah Muralitharan and MS Dhoni, the entire list comprises the who’s who of Indian and international sport. Moreover, this recognition is not limited to sport: CCI has also awarded the privilege to former British Prime Minister - John Major, Indian Nightingale - Lata Mangeshkar, former Police Commissioner of Mumbai and former Governor of Punjab – J.F. Ribeiro, thespian - Dilip Kumar, eminent cartoonist – R.K. Laxman, respected journalist – M.J. Akbar and renowned industrialist - Mukesh Ambani.

The privilege of a CCI membership is now being extended to India’s Olympic Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and Bronze medalists at Beijing 2008, boxer Vijendra Kumar and wrestler Sushil Kumar.