Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for Dhoni
Friday, August 29th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
A proud father of Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today (August 29) recieved the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on behalf of his son for an outstanding performance in the field of Indian sport for the year 2007. Dhoni was chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on August 2.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of the ODI and T20 teams, was honoured with the country’s top sporting honour. A proud father received the award in the absence of his son, who is busy int he final one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Colombo, from President Prathibha Patil. The 27 year-old Dhoni has been instrumental in India’s recent spate of success including the Twenty20 World Cup, CB series triumph in Australia and the first ever bi-lateral ODI’s series victory in Sri Lanka.
The Rajiv Gandhi award is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson in a year. It comprises a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a scroll of honour and a medal.
An expert committee, chaired by Milkha Singh, discussed the nominees and they decided to confer the award on Dhoni for leading India to the Twenty20 World Cup triumph — making him only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to get the honour.
BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty hailed the decision. "On two occasions, we felt let down when Rahul Dravid didn’t get Khel Ratna and Yuvraj (Singh) was denied the Arjuna Award," he said. Dravid was in good form, we had won 16 ODIs on the trot and the team was on a high — still he did not get the award. "Yuvraj too was unlucky not to get Arjuna after two years of consistent performance. We are happy Dhoni got it," he said.
Shetty said what impressed him most about Dhoni was the way he conducted himself. "What I like most about Mahi, apart from his cricket, is the way he leads. He is a cool customer and never gets agitated. I’m also impressed by his clarity of thought. He speaks his mind even if it may not be taken in the right sense," he added.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of the ODI and T20 teams, was honoured with the country’s top sporting honour. A proud father received the award in the absence of his son, who is busy int he final one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Colombo, from President Prathibha Patil. The 27 year-old Dhoni has been instrumental in India’s recent spate of success including the Twenty20 World Cup, CB series triumph in Australia and the first ever bi-lateral ODI’s series victory in Sri Lanka.
The Rajiv Gandhi award is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson in a year. It comprises a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a scroll of honour and a medal.
An expert committee, chaired by Milkha Singh, discussed the nominees and they decided to confer the award on Dhoni for leading India to the Twenty20 World Cup triumph — making him only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to get the honour.
BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty hailed the decision. "On two occasions, we felt let down when Rahul Dravid didn’t get Khel Ratna and Yuvraj (Singh) was denied the Arjuna Award," he said. Dravid was in good form, we had won 16 ODIs on the trot and the team was on a high — still he did not get the award. "Yuvraj too was unlucky not to get Arjuna after two years of consistent performance. We are happy Dhoni got it," he said.
Shetty said what impressed him most about Dhoni was the way he conducted himself. "What I like most about Mahi, apart from his cricket, is the way he leads. He is a cool customer and never gets agitated. I’m also impressed by his clarity of thought. He speaks his mind even if it may not be taken in the right sense," he added.
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August 30th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
ALL THE BEST M S DHONI FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING PERFORMENCE OF GETTING
RAJIV KHEL RATNA AWARD
GOOD LUCK
REGARDS
SAMPATH.