The Indian cricket fraternity, on Saturday, congratulated opening batsman Rohit Sharma, pacer Ishant Sharma🐟 and spinner Deepti S🎀harma on winning the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna awards respectively.
Rohit is among the five athletes who will receive India’s highest sporting honour – the Khel Ratna Award for 2020.
India’s limited-overs vice-captain had an outstanding 2019 where he scored 1,490 runs in ODIs at an average of 57.30 and also finished as the highest run-getter in the 2019 World Cup with five centuries in the tournament. He was later promoted as an opener in Test cricket where he made 556 runs in five matches.
“Congratulations on the being conferred with the prestigious #KhelRatnaAward partner! Proud of you bro,” wrote Shikhar Dhawan.
Congratulations on 💛the being conferred with the prestigious partner! Proud of you bro 👏
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma and Deepti will be conferred with the Arjuna awards. Ishant picked up 25 wickets in six Tests las🐬t year at an impres﷽sive average of 15.56.
On the other hand, Deepti, who was part of the Indian side that reached the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final in Australia, picked up 19 wickets in T20Is and 15 wickets in ODIs last year.
“Congratulations @ImIshant and @ImRo45 for your respective Arjuna and Khel Ratna Awards and to @Deepti_Sharma06 for her Arjuna Award as well. Big congratulations to all the other winners across different sports. Proud moment to remember for each sportsperson,” tweeted Virat Kohli.
Congratu💯lations and for your respective Arjuna and Khel Ratna Awards 👏 and to for her Arjuna Award as well. 💪 Big congratulations to all the other winners across diffe🤪rent sports. Proud moment to remember for each sportsperson.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
Here’s how others reacted to their latest achievement:
Congratulations brother , you truely deserve this.
You have made India proud so many times. Here's to many more milestones! ✌️🇮🇳— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Congratulations . Well done and very well deserved! I pray that youღ continue to do well and bring laurelꦯs to our country 🇮🇳 👍🏻
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Aaj ki shaam, Sharmas ke naam.
Many congratulations to for the and📖 to Hitman for the .— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Congratulations to my 🐽friends👏 Sharma for and for . Man🍎y more awards and glories to come for the two champions.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Congratulations to Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee and to and on being conferred with the Arjuna Awarꦛd. 👏👏
— K L Rahul (@klrahul)
Congratulations on being awarded with The Prestigious Khel Ratna . May your efforts and h💟ardwork keeps adding colours to your achievements.
— Harmanpreet Kaur (@ImHarmanpreet)
Many Congratulations 𒈔Bhai for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award and Bhai & for the Arjuna award. 👏 A very big moment for anyಌ athlete. 🙌 🇮🇳
— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5)
Congratulations for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ra𒁏tna award 2020. and for Arjuna award 2020.
— Shardul Thakur (@imShard)
Congratulations to on winning the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and to and on being awarded the Arjuna♏ Award. 👏👏
— Veda Krishnamurthy (@vedakmurthy08)
Hearty congratulations on being conferred with the highest sports honour in the country. Your contribution to Indian cricket as a part of the leadership group has been immense and your performances on the field are always exemplary!!
To many more such accolades!
🏏🇮🇳🥂🎊— R SRIDHAR (@coach_rsridhar)
Congratul💮ations on the being confe🌠rred with the prestigious 👏
— Naman Ojha (@namanojha35)
Congrats on rec𒁃eiving the Khel Ratna ! Wishing you success &♍amp; hope you achieve many more milestones in the days ahead!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
Khel Ratna & Arjuna award winners. Well done & truly deserved.
Congratulations— Shreyas Gopal (@ShreyasGopal19)
Many con🔯gratulations Rohit bhai, for being conferred with the highest sportinꦡg honour in the country! So well deserved.. 🤩
— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat)
Congratulations Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2020,
We are proud of you, Hitman! 🏏🙌🏻— SAYYED IQBAL ABD🃏ULLAH (SIA) (@iqqiabdullah)
Congratulations to o𝓀n being conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards. and for the prestigious Arjuna awards 🙌🏻Very well deserved!
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88)
Congratulations! The SHARMAAAAAS – Well done Ro for Khel Ratna and Ishi for Arjuna – 🤗
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)
