An auspicious moment for Rohit Sharma. The former India captain, under whose leadership the national men’s cricket team of India claimed the 2024 T20 World Cup, received the prestigious Padma Shri Award on June 23.
The opener receives the award from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Rohit collected the award with a bright smile on his face and to the applause of the attendees inside the room.
Rohit Sharma is honoured with the Padma Shri Award.
His wife, Ritika Sajdeh, was in attendance during the ceremony. Videos of Rohit collecting the prestigious Padma Shri Award are going viral across social media platforms.
Watch the special moment here:
🚨PADMA SHRI ROHIT SHARMA🚨
Rohit Sharma receiving the Padma Shri from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.🇮🇳🥹
Congratulations, my boss @ImRo45 🐐 pic.twitter.com/LsqCjMvgzo
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) June 23, 2026
Ahead of the ceremony, in a video shared by Doordarshan Sports on X, Rohit thanked the Government of India for selecting him for the grand moment. The opener paid his gratitude to everyone who has supported him throughout his career. He also mentioned that this award is equally important for his family.
“Namaskar! On being conferred with the Padma Shri award, I want to thank the Indian government from the bottom of my heart. This is a very important moment for me and my family. I also want to thank everyone who has played a significant role in my career. I will try to continue winning trophies and matches for India. Thank you! Jai Hind!” Rohit Sharma said in the video.
Harmanpreet Kaur also received the Padma Shri award
Along with Rohit Sharma, the Indian Women’s cricket team captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, is also among the sportspersons receiving the Padma Shri this year.
Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the men’s cricket team of India claimed multiple ICC trophies, including the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados and the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai.
On the other side, with Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain, the Women’s national cricket team made history by winning their first-ever ICC women’s title. She guided the team to lift the ODI World Cup at home in 2025.
Apart from winning the ICC titles, Rohit Sharma has claimed multiple individual records as well as a regular member of the Indian cricket team. After making his India debut in 2013 in Tests, the opener represented India in 67 matches to score 4,301 runs. In the format, he registered 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries, with a career-best score of 212, which he scored against South Africa.
Full list of Indian cricketers to win the Padma Shri award by year
1960 – Vijay Hazare
1960 – Jasu Patel
1962 – Nari Contractor
1962 – Polly Umrigar
1963 – Syed Mushtaq Ali
1964 – M. J. Gopalan
1965 – D. B. Deodhar
1967 – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
1969 – Chandu Borde
1970 – Bishan Singh Bedi
1970 – E. A. S. Prasanna
1971 – Gundappa Viswanath
1972 – Ajit Wadekar
1972 – B. S. Chandrasekhar
1973 – Farokh Engineer
1975 – Pankaj Roy
Legends of the Modern Era
1980 – Sunil Gavaskar
1982 – Kapil Dev
1999 – Sachin Tendulkar
2000–2019
2004 – Rahul Dravid
2004 – Sourav Ganguly
2005 – Anil Kumble
2009 – MS Dhoni
2009 – Harbhajan Singh
2010 – Virender Sehwag
2011 – VVS Laxman
2012 – Jhulan Goswami
2014 – Anjum Chopra
2014 – Yuvraj Singh
2015 – Mithali Raj
2017 – Shekhar Naik (Blind Cricket)
2017 – Virat Kohli
2019 – Gautam Gambhir
2020–2026
2020 – Zaheer Khan
2023 – Gurcharan Singh (Coach)
2025 – Ravichandran Ashwin
2026 – Rohit Sharma
2026 – Harmanpreet Kaur
