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{{short description|Indian professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ravi Bhardwaj
| image =
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| position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb =
| team = Punjab Steelers
| league = [[UBA Pro Basketball League]]
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|10|31}}
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]]
| high_school =
| college =
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–present
| team1 = [[Punjab Steelers]]
| highlights =
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'''Ravi Bhardwaj''' (born 31 October 1992) is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-big-leap-cager-from-chandigarh-wins-india-colours/story-iwd8cBEcfqMUDNHfSA7ejI.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en}}</ref> He currently plays for the [[Punjab Steelers]] of India's [[UBA Pro Basketball League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/hoop-and-the-hype-basketball-nationals-india-players-6206984/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Local cagers Sartaj, Ravi on cloud nine|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/local-cagers-sartaj-ravi-on-cloud-nine-158790|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ravi started playing basketball at the age of 16.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoop and the hype: Meet the promising basketball talent knocking on Team India doors |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/hoop-and-the-hype-basketball-nationals-india-players-6206984/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=9 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was a member of [[India's national basketball team]] at the [[2016 FIBA Asia Challenge]] in [[Tehran]], Iran. There, he had his teams best field goal and free throw percentage.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/asia/challenge/2016/India#tab=overview,average_statistics India - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016], FIBA.com, accessed 22 April 2017.</ref> He also represented Indian National Basketball Team in Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ShieldSquare Captcha|url=http://validate.perfdrive.com/sportskeeda/captcha?ssa=48b1af6d-1495-3ffb-c21a-47c389ca704a&ssc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Famp%2Fbasketball%2Fmen-s-basketball-team-announced-for-the-fiba-world-cup-qualifiers&ssi=1a88b1f7-a33a-aac5-13b6-bb57966773f8&ssk=contactus@shieldsquare.com&ssm=23976211377482782109204282582635&ssn=c81ff72d7a3c52e73076815464be5d555b571b817e23-3d05-429f-fe7d50&sso=e138e599-34fbebc08688d27f92b118f059d524685c6cf0140c729942&ssp=62572216881607420434160749690074987&ssq=64054384518912371306745189419660087257324&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1My42MQ==&sst=citoid&ssw=|access-date=2020-12-08|website=validate.perfdrive.com}}</ref>

In 2015, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player of UBA Pro League's 1st season.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/sports/local-cagers-sartaj-ravi-on-cloud-nine/158790.html Local cagers Sartaj, Ravi on cloud nine - Selected to attend the juniors’ circuit training camp in the US], ''The Tribune'', 16 November 201. Accessed 22 April 2017.</ref>

Ravi Bhardwaj won many medals in inter-school, inter-university and inter-college meets. Ravi finished his MBA from [[Panjab University]].<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-big-leap-cager-from-chandigarh-wins-india-colours/story-iwd8cBEcfqMUDNHfSA7ejI.html The big leap: Cager from Chandigarh wins India colours], ''Hindustan Times'', 8 July 2016. Accessed 9 April 2018.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fiba.com/asia/challenge/2016/Ravi-Bhardwaj 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge profile]
* [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ravi-Bhardwaj/India/Punjab-Steelers/260294 Asia-basket.com profile]
* [https://sportsbeatsindia.com/player/ravi-bhardwaj/ Ravi Bhardwaj]
*[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ravi-Bhardwaj/Summary/131626 Realgm Profile]

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[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
[[Category:Indian men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chandigarh]]
[[Category:Panjab University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian sportspeople]]
[[Category:Indian sportsmen]]

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