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BCCI nominates Rohit Sharma for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

2020-05-30
          The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has nominated India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020, which is India's highest sporting honour. This prestigious award is considered with the back of an outstanding year in 2019 with the bat including 556 runs in Tests with an average of 92.66 & 1657 ODI runs at an average of 57.30.
          As per BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, “Rohit Sharma has set new benchmarks as a batsman and achieved scores people thought were not possible in the shorter formats of the game. We feel he is worthy of getting the prestigious Khel Ratna award for his commitment, conduct, consistency and his leadership skills.”
          He was also named as the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019 for his prolific five centuries in World Cup 2019. If Rohit Sharma wins the award, he will become the fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to do so.
          The board has also nominated Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma, opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Indian woman allrounder Deepti Sharma for the Arjuna Award 2020.
 

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