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Paralympic gold medallist Jhajharia, ex-Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh recommended for Khel Ratna

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adding another first to his credit, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia set to be the only paralympic athlete yet to be awarded the country’s highest sporting honour, awards selection committee also names 17 sportspersons for Arjuna Award, including cricketers Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur. But Indian women’s cricket captain Mithali Raj misses out
Two-time paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia and former Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh have been selected to be awarded the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards this year. The awards selection committee has recommended both Jhajharia and Sardar to be considered for the award jointly.
If the Union sports ministry accepts the recommendations of the awards selection committee, Jhajharia, a javelin thrower, will become the first paralympian to be conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour. The 36-year-old was also the first Indian to have won two Paralympic gold medals in his sporting discipline.
It is learnt that Jhajharia was the first choice of the awards selection committee headed by Justice (Retd) C K Thakkar although it also picked 31-year-old midfielder Sardar Singh as its second nominee for the top honour.
Sardar, who was previously awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012, is now one of the senior players leading the team. He is one of modern hockey’s finest defensive mid-fielders, leading India to two successive silver medal finishes in the Commonwealth Games.
“My hard work of the last 15-20 years has paid off. It is the biggest of all sporting honours and the credit for that goes to my teammates because without them I couldn’t have achieved what I have,” Sardar said soon after the announcement of the committee’s recommendation.
The final call on whether the duo will jointly receive the sporting honour will now be taken by the Union sports ministry.
17 names recommended for Arjuna Awards
The awards selection committee has also recommended 17 names for the Arjuna award. The list includes men’s cricket team Test regular Cheteshwar Pujara, women’s team World Cup sensation Harmanpreet Kaur, paralympic medallists Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati, golfer SSP Chawrasia and hockey player SV Sunil.
However, the list of sporting award nominees is likely to raise some eyebrows as the committee hasn’t recommended Mithali Raj, the Indian women’s cricket team skipper who led her side to the World Cup finals against England recently, for the Khel Ratna.
It is learnt that the BCCI failed to recommend Mithali’s name for the top sporting honour before the April 30 deadline. However, the awards selection committee has in the past broken with convention and recommended names of sportspersons for the honours despite their names not being forwarded by their respective sporting bodies ahead of the deadline – the most recent examples being of medal-winning Olympians PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik.
Mithali became the highest scorer in the history of Women’s ODI cricket during the World Cup 2017 and also the first Indian batter to strike 1000 runs in a World Cup.
The ace cricketer, however, declined to comment on her name not figuring in the list of award nominees, stating simply that “it is a matter on which the BCCI should have taken a call.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Happy Birthday Shreyas Iyer: Social media wishes Indian batsman on his 29th birthday
Shreyas Iyer has scored 4101 runs in international cricket. Iyer has scored back to back hundreds in the World Cup. He had scored the fastest hundred in World Cup Knockouts. Iyer had scored a hundred on his test debut . He has scored most runs in a World cup for India in middle order.

Shreyas Iyer, one of the rising Indian batsman celebrates his 29th birthday today. He made his international debut in 2017. Iyer grabbed this opportunity to be in the playing eleven with both hands and has gradually established himself as first choice middle order batsman. The social media was flooded with birthday wishes for the stylish right handed batsman.
The BCCI took to X(formerly Twitter ) and wished Shreyas Iyer a very Happy Birthday. They said he is a stylish batsman and a superb fielder.
Kolkata Knight Riders wished a very Happy Birthday to their captain Shreyas Iyer and wished all his wishes came true.
One Social media user Johns said Iyer had scored a hundred in a World Cup semi final. He said Iyer was the first middle order batsman to score 500 runs in a World Cup. Johns said Iyers’s batting average was 51.74 at number 4. He said Shreyas Iyer was the backbone of the Indian middle order and wished him a very Happy Birthday.
Another fan wished Shreyas Iyer a very happy birthday.
One social media user, Jitendra also wished the star Indian batsman on his 29th birthday and shared his pictures on social media.
One fan said Shreyas Iyer was one of the best white ball batsman in the world and wished him a very Happy Birthday. He listed the achievements of Shreyas Iyer and said he has scored 4101 runs in international cricket. Iyer has scored back to back hundreds in the World Cup. He had scored the fastest hundred in World Cup Knockouts. He said Iyer had scored a hundred on his test debut . He said Iyer has scored most runs in a World cup for India in middle order.
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ICC T20I Rankings: Ravi Bishnoi becomes World’s No. 1 bowler, replaces Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan
After succeeding in his first task as the T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav is still at first in the batting rankings. In the T20I series, a youthful Indian team led by Suryakumar defeated Australia 4-1.

After an outstanding performance in the just finished T20I series against Australia, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has taken the top spot among bowlers in the ICC T20I rankings. Bishnoi is the latest addition to an exclusive group of Indian bowlers, which also includes Jasprit Bumrah, who are the top bowlers in the Men’s T20I rankings.
In Men’s T20I Cricket, India leads the world in both batting and bowling rankings as Ravi Bishnoi joins Suryakumar Yadav. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was displaced as the number one player by Ravi Bishnoi. The Lucknow Super Giants player, who was ranked No. 5 the previous week, has risen five ranks to overtake the spin sensation from Afghanistan.
After succeeding in his first task as the T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav is still at first in the batting rankings. In the T20I series, a youthful Indian team led by Suryakumar defeated Australia 4-1.
When he was ranked No. 5 last week, Ravi Bishnoi had 664 points; however, after his heroics against Australia, he gained 34 extra points. With 699 points, Bishnoi surpasses Rashid Khan, who had been in first place since March 2023, by 7.
Ravi took nine wickets in just five matches during the T20I series against Australia, making him the top wicket-taker. Considering that Bishnoi only made his T20I debut in February 2022, this is an incredible accomplishment. He has taken 34 wickets in 21 games that he has participated in.
He has raised his hand and reminded the selectors that he is a serious contender for the 2024 T20 World Cup based on his previous performances. Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav are just a few of the fierce competitors Bishnoi must contend with for the coveted spinners’ positions.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, meanwhile, held onto his seventh place ranking in the ICC Batting Order. Gaikwad finished the just concluded T20I series with 223 runs in 5 matches. In the third Twenty20 International in Guwahati, he scored a century, but a Glenn Maxwell special made it all for naught.
In the ICC T20I All-rounders rating, Hardik Pandya, who captained India in 11 Twenty20 Internationals in 2023, is still ranked third. Since sustaining an ankle injury during the World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh, he has not been able to play.
Suryakumar is still in first place, though. He was healthier than Pakistan’s Muhammad Rizwan, who came in second.
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Watch: Mushfiqur Rahim is dismissed handling the ball against New Zealand, video goes viral
In the video as the 41st over was being bowled, Rahim defended a rising delivery. This caused the ball to bounce high after the defensive shot was played. Rahim in a moment of urgency inadvertently handled the ball.

During the first day of the second test against New Zealand, Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim was dismissed in an awkward manner. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman fell victim to handling the ball while facing New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson. He became the first Bangladeshi batsman to be dismissed in this manner.
He joined Michael Vaughan, Mohsin Khan and Mohinder Amarnath who have all been dismissed in this way. A video of the dismissal has gone viral on social media. In the video as the 41st over was being bowled, Rahim defended a rising delivery. This caused the ball to bounce high after the defensive shot was played. Rahim in a moment of urgency inadvertently handled the ball. It can be clearly seen that the ball changed its trajectory towards the off side.
According to the rules the batsman are strictly forbidden from touching the ball during their innings, though they are permitted to use the bat and the leg to intercept it. The New Zealand team appealed for a wicket to the umpire. The third umpire duly gave the decision that the batsman was out which led to Rahim’s dismissal.
The video has got 59000 views till now. Large number of comments started coming on the video.
One user Andleeb Akhter said Lord Mushi. One social media user Subhodeep Maity joked World Cup samajh kar pakad liya tha. He said only Bangladeshi and Pakistani players can do such a thing.
One user was of the opinion that somebody should teach the Bangladeshi team to play cricket.
One user Madhur Jain said Bangladesh team deserves this and this is as per the rules.
One user joked the Bangladeshi team was punished by the Sri Lankan Gods.
One user said this is a clear case of absent mindedness on another level. One user Ashu Kashyap asked whether the the Bangladeshi team remembered Angelo Mathews or not.
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