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Despite staying away from Team India due to injury Mohammed Shami (Mohammad Shami) has been dominant. The reason for their dominance is that they got the second biggest sports award in the country. This Indian fast bowler has been honored with the Arjuna Award. Shami received the honor from President Draupadi Murmu. Shami is the 46th male cricketer to receive the award. If we add to this the 12 women cricketers who have won this award, she is the 58th cricketer from the country to win this honour. Apart from Shami, 25 other players have been honored with the Arjuna Award.
Shami's name had already been nominated for the Arjuna Award, for which he was also very excited. He described this special moment as his dream come true. Shami had said that life passes but no one gets this award. It's my luck that I'm going to get it.
#WATCH | Delhi: Mohammed Shami received the Arjuna Award from President Droupadi Murmu at the National Sports Awards. pic.twitter.com/znIqdjf0qS
— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2024
Shami became the 'Arjuna' of the country.
Arjuna Award is the second largest in the country sports awards is, which the players get on the basis of their excellent performance over the years. And, this time Shami was selected because he had carried flags with his performance on the cricket field. His best performance was seen in the ODI World Cup 2023, where he was the highest wicket-taker. A total of 26 players received the Arjuna award, out of which Shami was the only cricketer.
This duo of badminton is the 'Khel Ratna' of the country
If we talk about the country's biggest sports award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the badminton duo of Chirag and Satvik has received this award. The year 2023 has been a memorable one for the duo. It won the gold medal and the Asian Championship title in the Asian Games. Apart from this, together they won many big events like Indonesia Sunar 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Super 300.
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