Mohammed Shami Has Been Nominated For The Arjuna Award, And Badminton Pair Satwiksairaj-Chirag Has Been Chosen For The Khel Ratna

Last updated: 2023/12/13 at 7:24 PM

By Alka Kumari

Mohammed Shami: Following a special request from the BCCI, Mohammed Shami has allegedly been nominated for the coveted Arjuna Award.

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Here are the nominations Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Arjuna Award Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award Dronacharya Award

According to PTI, Mohammed Shami has been nominated for this year’s Arjuna Award following a great ODI World Cup campaign. According to PTI’s ministry sources, the BCCI has made a special request to include the senior cricketer, who did not previously appear on the list of the country’s second-highest sporting honor.

Meanwhile, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of the men’s doubles badminton team have reportedly been chosen for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

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Mohammed Shami Has Been Nominated For The Arjuna Award, And Badminton Pair Satwiksairaj-Chirag Has Been Chosen For The Khel Ratna 14

Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the 2023 World Cup, taking 24 wickets in seven matches, despite India losing in the final against Australia. He started the first four games on the bench, but when he got his turn, he responded to the occasion, taking 24 wickets at an average of just 5.26.

Mohammed Shami Has Been Nominated For The Arjuna Award, And Badminton Pair Satwiksairaj-Chirag Has Been Chosen For The Khel Ratna 15

Meanwhile, 16 additional athletes have been nominated for the Arjuna Award, including Sushila Chanu and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar. The Dronacharya award has five nominees.Ganesh Prabhakaran, Mahavir Saini, Lalit Kumar, RB Ramesh, and Shivendra Singh are the five nominees. Meanwhile, there are three candidates for the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.

Here are the nominations

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (badminton).

Arjuna Award

Mohammed Shami (cricket), Ajay Reddy (blind cricket), Ojas Pravin Deotale, Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Sheetal Devi (para archery), Parul Chaudhary and M Sreeshankar (athletics), Mohd Hussamuddin (boxing), R Vaishali (chess), Divyakriti Singh and Anush Agarwalla (equestrian), Diksha Dagar (golf), Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu (hockey), Pinky (lawn ball), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting), Antim Panghal (wrestling), Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis).