Rohit Sharma Reveals Newborn Daughter's Name, Shares Adorable Family Picture
New Delhi, Jan 06: Rohit Sharma, who recently became father of a baby girl, on Sunday revealed the name of his daughter. The 31-year-old took to Twitter to announce the name of his newborn. “I spent last night On the last flight to you Took a whole day up Trying to get way up Baby Samaira,” Rohit wrote on the his official Twitter handle. Along with the post, Rohit also shared an adorable picture of his family. The limited-overs specialist and his wife Ritika Sajdeh were blessed with a baby girl last week.
Rohit, who was on the tour of Australia, missed the fourth Test and flew back to Mumbai soon after his wife Ritika delivered the baby.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a statement announced that Rohit will join the squad on January 8, when the team begins its preparation for the One-day International (ODI) series starting on January 12.
Earlier, this week, the Indian opener shared the first glimpse of his newborn daughter. Rohit shared a photograph of his daughter on Twitter and wrote, "Well hello world! Let's all have a great 2019."
Recently, Rohit apologised to his wife Ritika for being away on her birthday which was on December 21. Sharing an old photograph with his wife, Rohit wrote, "Happy birthday my other half. Apologies for not being there, thought I'll share this inflight celebration of your birthday last year @ritssajdeh."
The couple tied the knot in December 2015.
Rohit, who was included in the Test squad after a while, had an average outing in the Test series Down Under. In first Test in Adelaide, Rohit scored 1 and 37 while in Melbourne the 31-year-old managed 5 and 63 runs.
I spent last night
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 6, 2019
On the last flight to you ❤️
Took a whole day up
Trying to get way up
Baby Samaira ❤️https://t.co/xR2fjlvwOr This video never fails to give me goosebumps @adamlevine pic.twitter.com/XPNtfwS4qX
Well hello world! Let’s all have a great 2019 ? pic.twitter.com/N1eJ2lHs8A
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 3, 2019
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
