New Delhi: Indian cricket team is off to West Indies to play the Tri Nation series after conquering the Champions Trophy.
India might have become champions but the demons of IPL spot-fixing are still hovering over the BCCI and its players.
The spot-fixing scandal is now hitting the clean players of the game as well.
The BCCI this year hasn't
forwarded any name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award,
the highest honour for active sportspersons in the country, since the
cricket board didn't find any fitting cricketer for the award.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.
The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem" in Hindi.
The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime
Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a
substantial cash component.
Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000.The money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000.
Master Blaster Sachin
Tendulkar won the prestigious award for the year 1997-98. Mahendra Singh
Dhoni, captain of Indian team won this award for the year 2007-08.
The BCCI has recommended dashing batsman Virat Kohli's name for the
Arjuna Award while legendary opener and former India captain Sunil
Gavaskar's name has been recommended for the Dhyan Chand Award for
lifetime achievement.
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