The fact is that Dhoni is the only one to win the Khel Ratna before winning the Arjuna Award. He got the highest award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, in 2007 which is the highest sporting honour in India.

She has won the Padma Shri award, the Arjuna Award and the ICC Women’s Cricketer award. The other sportspersons who have been recommended for India's highest sporting honour, the Major Dhyan ...

Sachin Tendulkar (1997-98), MS Dhoni (2007) and Virat Kohli (2018 ... allrounder Deepti Sharma have been conferred with the Arjuna award. Senior pacer Ishant, who has now become a vital cog ...