Ravi Shastri lauds Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma; pulled up for ignoring Deepti Sharma

India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma has become fourth Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award -  highest sporting award of nation. His name was finalised by National Sports Awards Committee for his incredible performances in last three years, including his golden run with bat at 2019 World Cup. On or hand, or cricketers like his Team India colleague Ishant Sharma and India's women's team all-rounder Deepti Sharma won prestigious Arjuna Award for 2020.

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Ravi Shastri congratulates Rohit Sharma for winning Khel Ratna 2020

On Saturday, August 22, Team India he coach Ravi Shastri took to social media to congratulate Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma for ir respective Khel Ratna 2020 and Arjuna Award 2020 achievements. However, he forgot to mention women’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma on his congratulatory post, who is also slated to win Arjuna Award alongside men’s pacer Ishant Sharma. Arjuna Awards are annual hours given by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports to recognise outstanding achievements in sports.

Ravi Shastri’s failure to mention Deepti Sharma alongside Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma drew considerable criticism from netizens. Several users on Twitter expressed ir opinion in comments section of Shastri’s latest tweet, pulling him up for failing to mention Deepti Sharma.

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Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma in IPL 2020

Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma are w slated to reprise ir respective roles in  much-awaited Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. While Rohit Sharma will le Mumbai Indians in ir title defence campaign, Ishant Sharma is expected to take field for Delhi Capitals. IPL 2020 is scheduled to launch on September 19 in United Arab Emirates.

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