The award ceremony will be held virtually on August 29 this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Rohit Sharma, the 33-year old swashbuckling opening batsman and vice-captain of Indian cricket team is all set to receive the country's highest sporting honour-- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020.
Other sportspersons who will receive the award this year include Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu, wrestler and Asian Games medallist Vinesh Phogat, table tennis champion Manika Batra and India hockey captain Rani Rampal..
Meanwhile, there will be 27 Arjuna awardees this year. Indian sprinter and national champion Dutee Chand and cricketers Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma are among those who will receive the honour this year.
Thirteen coaches will receive the prestigious Dronacharya award, of which eight are in the lifetime category. Fifteen names have been shortlisted for the Dhyan Chand honour.
This year, the award ceremony is set be held virtually on August 29, the National Sports Day, instead of a grand event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(With inputs from PTI)