New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur were conferred with Padma Shri awards, the list of which was announced on Sunday. Legendary tennis player Vijay Amritraj was conferred with the Padma Bhusan award. The duo joins an elite list of cricketers who have received the honour previously. 40 cricketers had recieved before Harmanpreet and Rohit.

Harmanpreet became the first Indian captain to win an ICC World Cup. The 36-year-old led India to their maiden ICC Women's World Cup title at home last year, beating South Africa in the final. On the other hand, Rohit led India to two ICC titles within a gap of nine months.

After leading India to T20 World Cup title in 2024, it was under Rohit's leadership, the 38-year-old...