BENGALURU: India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and Deepika won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year award for men and women, respectively, at the Hockey India second annual awards here today.
Both Sreejesh and Deepika bagged Rs. 25 lakh and a trophy each for their achievement.
The late capt. Shankar Laxman won the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement award with a cash prize of Rs 30 lakh and a trophy.
The milestone awards were presented to Dharamvir Singh, Kothajit Singh, Birendra Lakra and Sushila Chanu for making 100th appearance for India. All of them were presented with a cheque of Rs. 50,000 and a trophy each.
Gurbaj Singh and V R Raghunath were awarded for turning out in India colours for the 200th time and were presented with a cheque of Rs. One lakh each along with a trophy.
The winners of the individual achievement award for goal on debut were Devindar Sunil Walmiki, Harjeet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Mohammad Umar, Gaganpreet Singh and Preeti Dubey. Besides, Raghuprasad RV was felicitated for making his 100th appearance as an umpire in an international match at the World Hockey League Semi Final, held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Meanwhile, to celebrate the historic occasion of the Indian women’s team qualifying for the Olympics after a gap of 36 years since the Moscow Games, the entire team and the support staff were felicitated.(Agencies)
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