New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur to be conferred with the Padma Shree award, along with para high jumper Praveen Kumar and hockey star Savita Punia, and others. Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj to receive the Padma Bhushan after the list of 2026 awardees was announced on the eve of the 77th Republic Day.

Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, India's men's team clinched the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados and the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. Harmanpreet Kaur's India women's side scripted history, lifting their first-ever ICC women's title in 2025 after winning the ODI World Cup at home.

For the year 2026, the President has approved conferment of 131 Padma Awards, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the ...