BCCI congratulates Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana for bagging national awards

The BCCI on Tuesday congratulated Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana for being honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award respectively.

They were bestowed with the award in a ceremony at the Rashrapati Bhavan.

“We are extremely proud that Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana are being conferred with top honours by the Government of India. Virat is just the third Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious Khel Ratna award. This is a testimony to his work ethic, dedication and unwavering focus,” said COA chairman Vinod Rai in a BCCI statement.

Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli was conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

Kohli became the third Indian cricketer, after Sachin tendulkar (1997) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007), to recieve the prestigious award.

First Published: Sep 25, 2018 23:02 IST