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The '''2010 in Indian sports''' was held across the Indian cities all through the season.

==Events==
* 13 January – [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] defeated [[India cricket team|India]] by 4 wickets in the final of the tri-series also involving Bangladesh.

* 17 January – India's [[Sachin Tendulkar]] became the first batsman to complete 13,000 runs in Test cricket, during the opening match against Bangladesh.

* 19 January – Controversy erupted after the [[Indian Premier League]] auction, when none of the franchises put forward a bid for any the eleven Pakistan players who were part of the auction list. The [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] later revoked the 'no objection certificate' given to its players to participate in IPL.

* 19 February – India drew the two test match series against South Africa 1–1, by winning the second test match.

* 24 February – India's [[Sachin Tendulkar]] became the first cricketer in the history of One Day International cricket to score a double century. He achieved this feet in the second ODI against South Africa. His score of 200* was also the highest ever individual score in an ODI innings beating the previous highest (194) jointly held by Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar. His innings also included a record 25 fours, the highest ever hit in a single ODI innings.

* 17 April – Twin bombs injure eight people outside [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] in [[Bangalore]] ahead of an [[IPL-3]] league game between the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and the [[Mumbai Indians]]. A third device is located outside.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/2-blasts-outside-ipl-venue-in-bangalore-another-bomb-defused-show-goes-on/607965/ |work=Indian Express |date=18 April 2010 |title=2 blasts outside IPL venue in Bangalore, another bomb defused, show goes on |accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8626992.stm |publisher=BBC |date=17 April 2010 |title=Bomb strikes IPL cricket match in Bangalore, police say |accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref>

* 25 April – [[Chennai Super Kings]] won the [[2010 Indian Premier League|third season]] of the [[Indian Premier League]].

* 21 May – A court restores the [[Indian Hockey Federation]], two years after it was dissolved by the country's Olympic chiefs over bribery allegations and poor on-field results.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1LRx_GZLjgjmqbM7seG7tTMaYSQ |title=AFP: FHockey: Court restores India's sacked federation |publisher=Google |date=21 May 2010 |accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hockey-battle-resumes-as-IHF-gets-court-lifeline/Article1-546801.aspx |title=Hockey battle resumes as IHF gets court lifeline |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 May 2010 |accessdate=7 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606104247/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Hockey-battle-resumes-as-IHF-gets-court-lifeline/Article1-546801.aspx |archivedate=6 June 2011 }}</ref>

==Sports leagues in 2010==

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==Deaths==
* [[10 August]] – [[Leo Pinto]], 96, field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist (1948). (b. 1914)
* [[20 October]] – [[Parthasarathy Sharma]], 62, [[Test cricket]]er (1974–1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/482823.html |title=Former India cricketer Parthasarthi Sharma dies |publisher=Cricinfo.com |accessdate=7 February 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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