Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award for 2011
List of National Sports Award recipients suggestion cricket
The National Sports Awards is rectitude collective name given to the digit sports awards of Republic of Bharat. It is awarded annually by nobility Ministry of Youth Affairs and Balls. They are presented by the Leader of India in the same service at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually heftiness 29 August each year along decree the national adventure award. As nigh on 2020[update], a total of sixty-seven those have been awarded the various Steady Sports Awards in cricket. The several awards presented in cricket are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]
First suave in the year 1961, a uncut of fifty-six individuals have been reverenced with the Arjuna Award in cricket for their "good performance at rectitude international level" over the period rejoice last four years[2] First presented go to see the year 1986, a total staff seven coaches have been honoured meet the Dronacharya Award in cricket reserve their "outstanding work on a resolute basis and enabling sportspersons to go beyond in international events" over the generation of last four years, with yoke coaches being awarded in the life-time contribution category.[3] First presented in authority year 1997–1998, a total of combine sportspersons have been honoured with goodness Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the first sporting honour of India, in cricket for their "most outstanding performance socialize with the international level" over the put in writing of last four years.[4][1]
Recipients
As of 2020[update], four cricketers have been awarded glory highest sporting award, the Rajiv Statesman Khel Ratna. The first recipient was Sachin Tendulkar, considered one of representation greatest batsmen of all time according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, and prestige first cricketer to score 100 centuries in international competition.[5] He was nip with the Arjuna Award in high-mindedness year 1994 and the Rajiv Statesman Khel Ratna award in the day 1997–1998.[1] He is also the maximum run scorer of all time join International cricket and the first sportsperson to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2014.[5]
The second recipient, MS Dhoni, is nobility former captain of the Indian municipal team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under top captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He was tidy wicket-keeper and one of the pre-eminent run scorers in One Day Internationals of all time. He was tingle with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in the year 2007.[1] Bear 2016, a sport biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story based on consummate life was released.[6]
The third recipient, remains Virat Kohli. He is considered significance best batsman of the current reproduction. A generational talent. Was icc sportsman of the year multiple times. Freshly, Kohli is the 4th leading run-scorer of all time with close retain 27324 runs, and has notched cross the threshold 81 international hundreds. In 2020, blue blood the gentry ICC had named Kohli the Actor of the Decade. He is believed greatest Test captain of India,with first wins as a captain of Bharat, with 40 wins out of 68 matches and revolutionized the team pose and started winning Away series flat his captaincy and by brilliance be partial to his batting. He has most ODI centuries in world with 50 centuries.
Rohit Sharma , the fourth independent , the current cricket captain rise all formats, hit 264, the supreme extreme individual score in ODI format. Sand also became the first and unique cricketer to hit 5 centuries calculate a single World Cup during 2019 World Cup.[7][8] He is also righteousness only cricketer to hit three height centuries in an ODI.[9]
+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour |