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Abstract Introduction: The objective of this study was to investigate the physical fitness between volleyball players and cricket players in Meerut region. Another objective of the study was to compare Physical Fitness between volleyball players and cricket players. The third objective of the study was to compare physical fitness of the players having the different sports participation at national, state, university and regional level games. Methods: The subject of this study was selected forty volleyball and cricket players who have participated in national, state, university and regional level games. Twenty players were selected from volleyball players while another twenty players were selected from cricket players. The age level of subjects ranged from18 to 22 years. All the subjects were residing at Meerut region. Necessary data were collected for agility, upper body muscle strength, abdominal strength, speed, explosive strength and endurance with the help of AAPHER youth fitness Test items such as; 6x10mtr run (Shuttle Run), Chin-ups, sit-ups, 50mtr. Dash run standing broad jump and 600mtr run. All the subjects were residing at Meerut region. To find out significant deference between volleyball and cricket player in Meerut region t-test was used and to find out significant physical fitness component of the players having different back ground of sports participation at national, university, state level and regional level Analysis of Variance was used. The level of significance was set at .05 levels. Results and Discussion: The result reveals that there was significant (p<.05) between the volleyball and cricket players in Physical fitness component (shuttle run, 50 mtr. dash, standing brood jump & 600 mtr. run) and insignificant was found between the players of volleyball and cricket in physical fitness component (chin-ups & sit-ups), compare physical fitness component among the means of national, state, university and regional level volleyball games players was found shuttle run & 600 mtr. run which is significant and value of chin-ups, sit-ups, 50 mtr. dash & standing broad jump which is insignificant and compare physical fitness component among the means of national, state, university and regional level cricket games players was found shuttle run, chin-ups, sit-ups, 50 mtr. dash & 600 mtr. run which is significant and value of standing broad jump which is insignificant at .05 level with (3, 16) = 3.24.