BCCI recommends Kohli for Khel Ratna 575 0 by j niranjan das 9 years ago In Cricket · Entertainment · Sports New Delhi, May 3,2016 : The Indian Cricket Board has recommended Test captain Virat Kohli for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting honour, and Ajinkya Rahane for the Arjuna award this year. If Kohli wins, he would become only the third cricketer after the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and the country’s most successful captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to win India’s highest sporting honour. BCCI sources confirmed the development. @Agency report. Tweet Buffer