Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Cricketer Recipients
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, now known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, is India's highest sporting honor. Several cricketers have been recipients of this prestigious award.
Identifying the Third Cricketer Recipient
To find the third cricketer to receive the award, we need to look at the chronology of recipients:
- Sachin Tendulkar: Received the award in 1997-98. He was the first cricketer to receive it.
- M. S. Dhoni: Received the award in 2007. He was the second cricketer to receive it.
- Virat Kohli: Received the award in 2018.
- Rohit Sharma: Received the award in 2020.
Based on the chronological order of when these prominent cricketers received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Virat Kohli is the third cricketer to be honored with this award.
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