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From Sachin to Zidane, here are some exceptional father-and-son sporting duos

Sachin's son Arjun has just been selected for the Indian U-19 team. Zidane's son Luca debuted in May for Real against Villareal
Joe Bryant & Kobe Bryant | Basketball | USA
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Joe Bryant & Kobe Bryant | Basketball | USA

Joseph Washington Bryant popularly known as Joe "Jellybean" Bryant is an American retired professional basketball player. was a forward and center in the NBA from 1975-1983.

He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets. He scored 5,252 points in his career and hauled down 2,441 rebounds while playing in 606 NBA games.

Joe has now taken up the duties of a coach and he is the current coach of a Japanese basketball team, the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka. He is the proud father of star NBA player, Kobe Bryant, who is one of the best basketball players in American history.

Kobe spent his entire career at Los Angeles Lakers. At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points.

Although, there are rumours that Kobe's relationship with his parents is not good.
Bjorn Borg & Leo Borg | Tennis | Sweden
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Bjorn Borg & Leo Borg | Tennis | Sweden

Bjorn Rune Borg is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He won 11 grand slam titles - including fierce battles with his biggest rival, John McEnroe.In 1979 he was the first player to earn more than one million dollars in prize money in a single season.He has two sons, Leo Borg
Sunil Gavaskar & Rohan Gavaskar | Where to find hem
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Sunil Gavaskar & Rohan Gavaskar | Where to find hem

Any cricket follower will definitely have heard the name Sunil Gavaskar as he is one of India's finest batsmen in history. He was the first to get 10,000 Test runs and 30 centuries. His son Rohan also played for India but could not earn the fame like his father.
Major Dhyan Chand & Ashok Kumar | Hockey | India
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Major Dhyan Chand & Ashok Kumar | Hockey | India

Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one of the greatest field hockey players in the history of the sport. He is known for his extraordinary goal scoring techniques. Under his guidance, India won the men's field hockey gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964.His son Ashok Kumar maintained the legacy and helped India to win the 1975 World Cup final against Pakistan in Kuala-Lumpur by scoring the winning goal. Although, most of the people don't remember the contribution of legendary Ashok Kumar in hockey.
Lala Amarnath & Mohinder Amarnath | Cricket | India
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Lala Amarnath & Mohinder Amarnath | Cricket | India

Lala Amarnath Bharadwaj is a very special cricketer in the history of Indian cricket as he was independent India's first cricket captain and captained India in the first Test series win against Pakistan in 1952.He was also the first batsman ever to score a century for India.His legacy was continued by both of his sons, Surinder and Mohinder. Surinder made his debut in 1975-76 but did not play much cricket, on the other hand, Mohinder was far more successful than his elder brother and scored 11 hundred's in 69 Tests. He also played a vital role in India's 1983 World Cup victory.
Zinedine Zidane & Luca Zidane | Football
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Zinedine Zidane & Luca Zidane | Football

Zinedine Zidane, popularly known as "Zizou", is a French professional football coach and former player. Recently, he stepped down as Real Madrid coach after leading the Spanish club to a third successive Champions League title.

Zidane's has four sons - Enzo Alan Zidane Fernandez, Luca Zidane Fernandez, Theo Zidane Fernandez and Elyaz Zidane Fernandez.

Enzo is a midfielder for Lausanne Sport, Luca is a third-choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid, Theo (midfielder) is in Cadete A and Elyaz (midfielder) in Infantil B at the Real Madrid Academy.

A few days back, his son Luca Zidane made his debut for Real Madrid against Villarreal.
Sachin Tendulkar & Arjun Tendulkar | Cricket | India
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Sachin Tendulkar & Arjun Tendulkar | Cricket | India

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian international cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national team, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket. He has become the only man in history to get to 100 international centuries. He played 100 Test matches and 463 One Day Internationals for India.

His son Arjun is an aspiring cricket and has recently included in India's U-19 squad of for Sri Lanka tour next month. India will travel to Sri Lanka in July for two four-day and five one-day matches.
Geoffrey Marsh, Shaun Marsh & Mitchell Marsh | Cricket | Australia
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Geoffrey Marsh, Shaun Marsh & Mitchell Marsh | Cricket | Australia

Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958) is a former Australian cricketer, coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. As the coach of Australia, he was in charge when Australia won the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. He later coached Zimbabwe (2001–2004) and Sri Lanka (2011–12).

Both of his sons, Shaun Marsh
Chris Broad & Stuart Broad | Cricket | England
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Chris Broad & Stuart Broad | Cricket | England

Brian Christopher Broad is a former English cricketer and broadcaster who currently serves as a cricket official. A left-handed opening batsman, Chris Broad played 25 Tests and 34 ODIs and considered as one of the best batsmen in the history of English cricket especially for his feat during the 1986/87 Ashes series when he hit three centuries in consecutive Tests.

His son, Stuart Board is a right-arm seam bowler and left-handed batsman. Recently, on March 22, 2018, in the first Test against New Zealand, Broad took his 400th wicket in Tests and became the youngest fast bowler to do so.