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{{short description|Indian basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
| image = Vishesh Bhriguvanshi.JPG
| image_size = 250
| caption = Bhriguvanshi with ONGC in India in 2015
| position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[Small forward]]
| height_cm = 195
| weight_kg =
| league =
| team = India
| number = 9
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| highschool =
| draft_year = 2011
| career_start = 2009
| career_end =
| years1 = 2009
| team1 = Young Cagers
| years2 = 2008–2011
| team2 = North Western Railway Jaipur
| years3 = 2012–2016
| team3 = ONGC Uttarakhand Dehradoon
| years4 = 2016
| team4 = T-Rex Basketball Club
| years5 = 2017
| team5 = [[Bengaluru Beast]]
| highlights =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Lusofonia Games|Lusofonia Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Basketball at the 2014 Lusofonia Games|2014 India]]|Team}}
| high_school = UP College, Varanasi
| career_number = 9
| Personal Life = Vishesh got married in 2018 to Shailja Aswal in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and now has a son named Vikhyat Bhriguvanshi.
}}

'''Vishesh Bhriguvanshi''' born 13 November 1991 in [[Varanasi|Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh]]. He is an Indian professional [[basketball]] player, who is also the captain of the Indian National Basketball Team, who was most recently a player with the [[Adelaide 36ers]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) and was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by Govt. of India for the year 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-02|title=Biography of India's youngest Basketball captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi to hit stands soon|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/biography-of-indias-youngest-basketball-captain-vishesh-bhriguvanshi-to-hit-stands-soon-868654.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

Vishesh also has a biography to his name written by Ms. Nirupma Baghley , named as [[Vishesh : Code to Win|Vishesh : Code To Win]] it is the story of India’s Youngest Captain.

==Early life==
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Bhriguvanshi was born and brought up in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father was a lecturer and mother was a principal.<ref name="special" /> As a 12-year-old, Bhriguvanshi would follow his brother, Vibhor, to the basketball courts of [[Udai Pratap Autonomous College|Udai Pratap College]] in [[Varanasi]]. He competed in the Varanasi U-13 district meet.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-05|title=India needs a basketball league, says national team captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/basketball/vishesh-bhriguvanshi-india-domestic-league-6491334/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Bhriguvanshi represented his district and state in 2000. At the age of 17 he bagged himself a spot on the Senior Indian men's team.<ref name=special>{{cite web|last=Dadala Rao|first=Adarsh|url=http://india.nba.com/news/vishesh-bhrighuvanshi-special-one/|title=Vishesh Bhriguvanshi: The Special One|work=NBA.com|date=30 January 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Bhriguvanshi began playing competitive basketball in 2009 at the Asian Club Championships. In 2017, Bhriguvanshi averaged 30.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 11 games for [[Bengaluru Beast]] in the [[UBA Pro Basketball League|United Basketball Alliance of India Pro Basketball League]]. In one match against rival Hyderabad, he poured in 57 points and registered 11 assists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Matt|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-sign-bengaluru-beast-vishesh-bhriguvanshi-the-nbls-first-indian-player-on-oneyear-training-deal/news-story/39e6dffe83824dce03e094895c58d5fa|title=Adelaide 36ers sign Bengaluru Beast Vishesh Bhriguvanshi – the NBL's first Indian player|work=AdelaideNow.com.au|date=7 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vishesh Bhriguvanshi first Indian basketball player to sign with Australia's NBL - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/vishesh-bhriguvanshi-first-indian-basketball-player-to-sign-with-australias-nbl/articleshow/59485203.cms|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

On 7 July 2017, Bhriguvanshi signed a one-year training deal with the [[Adelaide 36ers]] of the Australian [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]], becoming the league's first Indian player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adelaide36ers.com/adelaide-36ers/36ers-sign-nbls-first-indian-player/|title=36ERS SIGN NBL'S FIRST INDIAN PLAYER|work=Adelaide36ers.com|date=7 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alter|first=Jamie|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/vishesh-bhriguvanshi-first-indian-basketball-player-to-sign-with-australias-nbl/articleshow/59485203.cms?|title=Vishesh Bhriguvanshi first Indian basketball player to sign with Australia's NBL|work=IndiaTimes.com|date=7 July 2017|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref> He did not appear in a game for the 36ers during the [[2017–18 NBL season]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

He is the first Indian to be signed by [[National Basketball League (Australia)|Australia's National Basketball League]] (NBL) in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=India needs a basketball league, says national team captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/basketball/vishesh-bhriguvanshi-india-domestic-league-6491334/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=5 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India needs a basketball league, says national team captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi {{!}} More sports News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/india-needs-a-basketball-league-says-national-team-captain-vishesh-bhriguvanshi/articleshow/76796671.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>

==National team career==
Bhriguvanshi made his debut for the [[India national basketball team]] in 2009 at the [[2009 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]]. He has since competed at the [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship]], [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship]], [[2014 FIBA Asia Cup]], [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship]], and [[2016 FIBA Asia Challenge]]. At the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Iran, Bhriguvanshi averaged a career-best 16.9 points per game, to go with 4.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.5 steals in eight games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/asia/challenge/2016/Vishesh-Bhriguvanshi|title=Vishesh Bhriguvanshi|work=FIBA.com|access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Men's basketball captain Vishesh Bhriguvanshi calls for professional league to improve sport in India - Sports News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/mens-basketball-captain-vishesh-bhriguvanshi-calls-for-professional-league-to-improve-sport-in-india-8561091.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Championship==
Vishesh has helped [[India]] to win a 3x3 basketball gold medal at the Asian Beach Games in 2008 and has since been playing in every major FIBA Asia Championship and representing [[India]].

He has won three national champions domestically with Indian Railways and, in 2011, was appointed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation as its [[Brand ambassador]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhok |first1=Karan |title=Basketball star Vishesh Bhriguvanshi is the most decorated Indian athlete that you haven't heard of |url=https://scroll.in/field/834063/basketball-star-vishesh-bhriguvanshi-is-the-most-decorated-indian-athlete-that-you-havent-heard-of |work=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fiba.basketball/asia/challenge/2016/player/Vishesh-Bhriguvanshi Vishesh Bhriguvanshi's profile]

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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Varanasi]]
[[Category:Indian men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Shooting guards]]
[[Category:Small forwards]]
[[Category:Young Cagers players]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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