CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -A player is awarded Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Award directly if he has received ‘Arjun Award’ from the Central Government. Players who have achieved exemplary performance and raised the name of Maharashtra State and the country at national and international level are felicitated with this award.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shiv Chhatrapati Award (also known as Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award) is the highest prestigious sports award honoured annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra in India .

Detailed explanation-3: -At present, the award carries a cash prize of ₹3 lakh, a memento with a headgear of Shiv Chhatrapati, a sword, and Jari Patka placed in a tray supported by a wooden stand and citation along with lifetime right to travel by MSRTC bus free of cost and also not pay toll at some of the toll booths.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arjuna award winners for last 10 years in cricket are Gautam Gambhir (2009), Jhulan Goswami (2010), Zaheer Khan (2011), Yuvraj Singh (2012), Virat Kohli (2013), R Ashwin (2014) and Rohit Sharma (2015). Shri Shiv Chhatrapati awards winners for last 10 years in cricket are Ajinkya Rahane (2018), Rohit Sharma (2017).