BCCI recommends Bumrah, Shami, Jadeja and Poonam Yadav for Arjuna award

New Delhi, April 27: The BCCI on Saturday (April 27) recommended India pacers Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and women's team player Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna award.

The decision was taken during the Supreme Court-appointed CoA meeting in the capital.

The 25-year-old Bumrah, who is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians, is a regular across all three formats for India. He will be spearheading India's campaign in the upcoming World Cup in the UK.

Pacer Shami has been a crucial cog in the Indian bowling set up while all-rounder Jadeja has also made a comeback in the limited overs team and has been named in the 15-member squad for the World Cup in England and Wales.

The 27-year-old leg-spinner, Poonam, is the fourth name to be nominated. She has picked up 63 wickets from 41 ODI's and 74 wickets from 54 T20 games.

Saba Karim, BCCI GM - Cricket Operations, proposed the names of all four players to the COA.

India captain Virat Kohli was bestowed with the prestigious Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour last year while women's team opener Smriti Mandhana got the Arjuna.

For this year, leggie Yadav was BCCI's only choice among the female players. "There was no other deserving candidate to be honest. Most of the senior players have already got the award while it is still early days for the youngsters even though they have done well at the global stage," a BCCI official told PTI.