Indian limited overs Vice-captain Rohit Sharma was recently nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award, an award which only three cricketers have won so far- Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Now, BCCI has nominated Rohit Sharma for the same. Talking about it, he said: “I am extremely honoured and humbled to be nominated by the BCCI for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award which is the highest sporting honour in India. I am grateful to BCCI, to all my teammates, support staff, fans of the game and my family for sticking by me. Thank You very much,” in a video posted by the BCCI on Sunday.
BCCI recently nominated cricketers Deepti Sharma, Ishant Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan for Arjuna Award.
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The period of consideration is between January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019.
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