Sania Mirza is the Best Dressed Indian Sportsperson

Tennis ace Sania Mirza pips Saina Nehwal and Deepika Pallikal to be voted as the Best Dressed Indian Sportsperson in an online survey to celebrate World Ethnic Day

New Delhi: On the World Ethnic Day yesterday, India's tennis star Sania Mirza — who off and on flaunts lehengas, saaris and anarkalis in bright colours at events — has topped a list of Best Dressed Sportspersons.

Sania Mirza received 62.9 per cent votes. Pic/AFP

In a survey conducted by an online ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com to celebrate World Ethnic Day, Sania received 62.9 per cent votes as the Best Dressed Sports Celebrity in Ethnic Wear, read a statement.

Shuttler Saina Nehwal won second place with 18.8% votes

The results saw star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who often incorporates kurtis with denims, taking the second spot with 18.8 per cent votes.

Squash player Deepika Pallikal came in third with about 9.3 per cent of the votes.

Squash ace Deepika Pallikal was third with 9.3% votes

Others who feature in the survey are shuttler Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa and shooter Heena Sidhu.

Craftsvilla.com conducted a series of surveys — online polls open to customers of Craftsvilla.com.

The platform has a million hits a day on desktop, app and mobile, and the time period for the analysis was from May 20 to June 5. 

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