Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma, India batsmen, had been conferred with the coveted Arjuna Award on Friday (September 17) for this 12 months and the previous yr respectively, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The Mumbai duo could not be offered earlier by using President Pranab Mukherjee as they have been in another country on professional commitments. They were given a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress and prize cash of Rs five lakh by using sports activities Minister Vijay Goel. The Arjuna Award is given for steady performances over 4 years. even as Rahane has gathered over four,000 worldwide runs in 113 matches, Rohit has scored over 7,000 for India in 228 appearancesAjinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma, India batsmen, had been conferred with the coveted Arjuna Award on Friday (September 17) for this 12 months and the previous yr respectively, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The Mumbai duo could not be offered earlier by using President Pranab Mukherjee as they have been in another country on professional commitments. They were given a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress and prize cash of Rs five lakh by using sports activities Minister Vijay Goel. The Arjuna Award is given for steady performances over 4 years. even as Rahane has gathered over four,000 worldwide runs in 113 matches, Rohit has scored over 7,000 for India in 228 appearances