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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
Mohammed Shami received Arjuna Award for his brilliance in Indian cricket.<\/p>\n
– A proud moment for all Indian cricket fans. pic.twitter.com<\/p>\n
Also receiving a huge round of applause was the newly-crowned chess Grandmaster R. Vaishali, the elder sister of precocious chess talent R. Praggnanandhaa.<\/p>\n
Vaishali was honoured for becoming the third woman from the country after Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika to turn GM.<\/p>\n
Pistol shooting sensation, 19-year-old Esha Singh, was among the notable absentees as she is competing in the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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