Arjuna Award Honor: Mohammed Shami is conferred by the President

India’s prominent fast bowler, Mohammed Shami shared intriguing thoughts upon receiving the Arjuna Award, the nation’s second-highest sporting honor. Expressing his elation, he described the accolade as a realization of a long-held dream. Shami emphasized the rarity of such recognition, noting that even after an entire lifetime, many individuals may never receive this prestigious award. While numerous athletes aspire to be honored with the Arjuna Award, only a select few attain it, leaving many as mere spectators to this unfulfilled dream, according to Shami.

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The award ceremony took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, where Shami, along with other athletes, attended the event. President Droupadi Murmu, presented Shami with a statuette of Arjuna Award and a certificate of appreciation. At 33 years old, Shami’s impressive cricket career includes 229 wickets in 64 Tests, 195 wickets in 101 ODIs, and 24 wickets in 23 T20 Internationals, amassing a total of 332 wickets in 88 matches for the nation.