YUVARAJ,
DRAVID NOMINATED
FOR
ARJUNA AND KHEL RATNA
The
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday7th July,2012, nominated
Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award
respectively.BCCI chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty said the two
have been nominated.The sports ministry had extended the the deadline for the
nominations till July 20 after BCCI failed to nominate players last month. Yuvraj
has recovered from a rare germ cell cancer and has started training at the
National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. The 39-year-old Dravid, who ended
his international career in March, becomes the third cricketer after Sachin
Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to get the Khel Ratna. Dravid made over
23,000 international runs since making a debut against England at Lord's in
1996.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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