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XtraTime Web Desk: India vice captain on Thursday acknowledge the support of his fans and thanked BCCI and Sports Ministry for conferring him with the highest sports awards of the country i.e., Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The award will be officially conferred to Rohit by the honorable President Ram Nath Kovind at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August, 2020.

Rohit will be the fourth cricketer to be receiving the Khel Ratna Award. The previous recipients are Sachin Tendulkar (1997/98), MS Dhoni (2007) and Virat Kohli (2018).

In a video posted by BCCI on Twitter, Rohit said, “It feels great to receive the highest sporting honour in the land. I feel privileged and would like to thank the Sports Ministry and the BCCI for acknowledging and recommending my name.”

“I promise to keep working hard and bring more laurels to the country.
“It is a wonderful group to be part of. They (Sachin, Dhoni and Kohli) have brought so much joy to the country and to be part of this list it is a great honour.”

“To be recognised when you do something for your country is always motivating.”
"Fans are my support system & I am sure they will keep backing us"

Rohit is now in Abu Dhabi with the Mumbai Indians team for the upcoming 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) which gets underway from September 19.