Cricketer Ishant Sharma, 29 others recommended for Arjuna award
- Ishant has played 80 ODIs for India, grabbing over 400 international wickets
- Male recurve archer Atanu Das, women's hockey team player Deepika Thakur are also on the list
- The decision was taken by sports ministry's selection committee on Tuesday
India cricketer Ishant Sharma was recommended for this year’s Arjuna award by the sports ministry’s selection committee on Tuesday.
Other athletes named in the list include Male recurve archer Atanu Das, women’s hockey team player Deepika Thakur, cricketer Deepak Hooda and tennis player Divij Sharan, an official source told PTI.
The 31-year-old Ishant has played 97 Tests and 80 ODIs for India, grabbing over 400 international wickets.
According to reports, Olympic bronze-winning wrestler Sakshi Malik and former world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu too have been the committee’s nod but the final decision has been left on sports minister Kiren Rijiju as both the women are former Khel Ratna awardees.
While Sakshi won the Khel Ratna in 2016 for her Olympic bronze in the Rio Olympics, Mirabai was conferred with the honour in 2018 along with India captain Virat Kohli for her world championship gold medal.
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