The BCCI nominated Ravichandran Ashwin and Mithali Raj for Khel Ratna Award.© Instagram
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has determined to ship within the names of R Ashwin and Mithali Raj for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award whereas KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar Dhawan’s identify might be proposed for the Arjuna Award. Chatting with ANI, sources within the know of developments confirmed the names. “We had an in depth dialogue and it was determined to ship within the names of Ashwin and girls’s Check and ODI skipper Mithali’s identify for the Khel Ratna. We’re recommending Dhawan once more for the Arjuna whereas we will even counsel the names of Rahul and Bumrah,” the supply mentioned.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities had earlier determined to increase the final date of submission of utility for the upcoming Nationwide Sports activities Awards 2021. Earlier, the final date for submitting purposes was June 21.
The nominations/purposes from the eligible sportspersons/ coaches/ entities/ universities had been invited for the award and so they had been to be e-mailed as per an official assertion from the ministry.
Manika Batra, Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat, Rani Rampal and Mariyappan Phangavelu had been awarded the Khel Ratna Award final yr and it was the primary time that 5 athletes obtained the honour in the identical yr.
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