Dhoni is the second after Sachin toget Khel Rathan Award

On monday it is revealed that twenty-20 winning captain Mahendra singh Dhoni was chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. This award will given for those who plays an outstanding performance in that year.
An expert committee, chaired by Milkha Singh, on Monday met here to discuss the nominees and they decided to confer the award on Dhoni for leading India to the Twenty20 World Cup triumph -- making him only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to get the honour.











Meanwhile, BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty hailed the decision. Shetty said what impressed him most about Dhoni was the way he conducted himself."What I like most about Mahi, apart from his cricket, is the way he leads. He is a cool customer and never gets agitated. I'm also impressed by his clarity of thought. He speaks his mind even if it may not be seen in the right sense," he added.









The President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sharad Pawar,said that“We are very happy. He has represented the country with distinction, and deserves the honour. His exemplary leadership and demeanour under pressure, especially in the ICC World Twenty20 and the tri-series in Australia, mark him out as the ideal role-model for millions of young Indians, who want to make a mark in life,”