Today, the Indian cricket board team announced they have nominated Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the country’s third highest civilian award. A senior from BCCI informed that M.S. Dhoni will be the only one nominated for the Padma Bhushan Award for his contributions to cricket.
A BCCI Official said, “Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been nominated by the BCCI for the Padma Bhushan Award. There was no doubt among the members that Dhoni has impeccable credentials. Two World titles (2011 50-over World Cup and 2007 World T20,) nearly 10,000 runs, 90 Test matches. There is no one better than him, who could have been nominated.”
If Dhoni is awarded the Padma Bhushan he will be the 11th Indian cricketer to win the honor. Some of the notable winners were Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar.
