Published on: Sep 21, 2018 12:50 pm IST|Updated on: Sep 21, 2018 12:50 pm IST
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.@imVkohli will be awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour becoming only the 3rd cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to receive it. ?? #KhelRatna #PlayBold— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 20, 2018
.@imVkohli will be awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour becoming only the 3rd cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to receive it. ?? #KhelRatna #PlayBold
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 20, 2018
कोहली को 2016 और 2017 में भी इस पदक के लिए नामांकित किया गया था लेकिन दुर्भाग्यवश उन्हे उन वर्षों में पदक नहीं मिला. कप्तान कोहली ने अब तक 71 टेस्ट मैच में कुल 6147 रन बनाए हैं और जिसमें कुल 23 शतक शामिल हैं. एकदिवसीय क्रिकेट में उनके नाम 211 एकदिवसीय मुकाबलों में 9779 रन शामिल हैं.
You have powered your way to glory!Congratulations to 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winning weightlifter @mirabai_chanu on being nominated for Rajiv Gandhi #KhelRatna Award 2018. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @NBirenSingh pic.twitter.com/4LBOw67G2t— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2018
You have powered your way to glory!
Congratulations to 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal winning weightlifter @mirabai_chanu on being nominated for Rajiv Gandhi #KhelRatna Award 2018. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @NBirenSingh pic.twitter.com/4LBOw67G2t
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2018
Published on: Sep 21, 2018 11:09 am IST|Updated on: Sep 21, 2018 11:33 am IST
Indian cricket captain and the current #1 batsman in the world, Virat Kohli will be award the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this month on September 25th. The spots ministry announced this on Thursday. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is our nation’s highest sporting honour.
The ceremony is to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the award will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. Also included will be a cash prize of Rs. 7.5 Lakhs along with the medal and a citation.
Kohli, who presently is the #1 batsmen in the world according to the ICC ranking has excelled at the sport of cricket in the last few years. His form has been exceptional and his batting has many people comparing him to the great Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli was nominated for the award in 2016 and 2017 but unfortunately missed out. To his name, captain Kohli has an impressive 6147 run record in 71 Tests. This includes 23 centuries and in 211 ODIs he’s made 9779 runs.
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Along with him, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will also be receiving the prestigious award. Chanu who nominated for the award after she won the gold medal in the World Championships in the 48kg category.
Along with that, she won the yellow metal in the Commonwealth Games 2018. She was unable to compete in the Asian Games due to an injury.