Md hami, the cricketer who is currently recovering from an ankle injury, was there to receive the honours. He took 24 wickets in seven World Cup games last year.
India’s best-performing athletes were on Tuesday conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where cricketer Mohammed Shami walked into rapturous applause at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
“My aim is to keep myself fit as far as possible, as the next two tournaments and series are big. I will focus on fitness,” he told at a sports ministry reception last night.
Mohammed Shami received Arjuna Award for his brilliance in Indian cricket.
– A proud moment for all Indian cricket fans. pic.twitter.com
Also receiving a huge round of applause was the newly-crowned chess Grandmaster R. Vaishali, the elder sister of precocious chess talent R. Praggnanandhaa.
Vaishali was honoured for becoming the third woman from the country after Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika to turn GM.
Pistol shooting sensation, 19-year-old Esha Singh, was among the notable absentees as she is competing in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta.
