There are some players in Indian sports history who have been awarded honorary rank in Indian armed forces and police for their outstanding service to Indian sports. Here's a look at the seven players who balanced cricket with armed forces and police.

DSP Siraj to Lt. Colonel Dhoni - 6 Indian players who balanced cricket with armed forces and police

Plenty happened overnight in the cricketing world. While MS Dhoni and Joginder Sharma - the former teammates and now friends reunited, the Indian cricket fans bashed seamer Arshdeep Singh for going for glory and falling flat during the dramatic tied ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Cricket: Fans troll Arshdeep Singh for poor judgment in 1st ODI vs SL; MS Dhoni reunites with Joginder Sharma

India's 2007 T20 World Cup hero Joginder Sharma on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket at the age of 39. Sharma, who now serves as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana Police is still remembered by the cricket fraternity as the one who bowled the final over in Johannesburg, fifteen summers ago and helped India lift its first and only T20 World Cup trophy.

Joginder Sharma, India's 2007 World Cup hero retires from international cricket

On this day in 2007, the MS Dhoni-led Team India created history and won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup. While not many had given India any chance for the mega event, who went into the competition with a second-stringed side, Dhoni & Co.

What did MS Dhoni tell Joginder Sharma before the riveting last over in T20 World Cup final vs Pakistan? Former pacer reveals

India's former medium pace bowler Joginder Sharma, who headlined in the key final over when India beat Pakistan in the maiden Twenty20 World Cup cricket final in 2007 has said that he faces more pressure as a police officer while making sure that people stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown across the country.

'This contribution is much bigger', says Joginder Sharma as he polices virus curfew

They were at the forefront of pursuing glory for the nation as athletes and now some Indian sporting heroes are playing a key role in the raging battle against the COVID-19 pandemic -- manning the streets as police officers persuading people to stay home amid a national lockdown.

Remember these Titans: Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

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