Indian cricketers who earned the Padma Shri honor

• Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur received the Padma Shri on 23 June
• The duo joins 15 other cricketers in receiving this civilian honour
• This recognition follows their recent ICC trophy leadership successes

India captains Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur were formally conferred the Padma Shri at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, becoming the latest cricketers

to receive India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

The duo were among the awardees announced on the eve of Republic Day earlier this year and officially received the honour on June 23.

Their inclusion takes the number of Indian cricketers to have received the Padma Shri to 17, placing them alongside some of the biggest names in the sport, including Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Mithali Raj and Virat Kohli.

Rohit was recognised for a career that has seen him become one of India's most successful captains and batters, including leading the country to the 2024 T20 World Cup title. Harmanpreet, meanwhile, became the first Indian women's captain to lift an ICC trophy after guiding India to the Women's ODI World Cup crown in 2025.

The Padma Shri is India's fourth-highest civilian award and is conferred by the Government of India for distinguished service across fields including sports, arts, science, literature and public affairs.

Full list of Indian cricketers to receive the Padma Shri

Player	Year
Sunil Gavaskar	1980
Kapil Dev	1982
Sachin Tendulkar	1999
Rahul Dravid	2004
Sourav Ganguly	2004
Anil Kumble	2005
MS Dhoni	2009
Harbhajan Singh	2009
Virender Sehwag	2010
VVS Laxman	2011
Jhulan Goswami	2012
Yuvraj Singh	2014
Mithali Raj	2015
Virat Kohli	2017
Gautam Gambhir	2019
Zaheer Khan	2020
Gurcharan Singh	2023
R Ashwin	2025
Rohit Sharma	2026
Harmanpreet Kaur	2026

Among the most notable recipients are Tendulkar, who received the honour in 1999 before later being awarded the Bharat Ratna, Dhoni following India's 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup triumphs, and Kohli after establishing himself as one of the world's premier batters.

Harmanpreet's inclusion also continues the growing recognition of women's cricket, with the India captain joining Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj as women cricketers to receive the honour.

With Rohit and Harmanpreet now added to the list, Indian cricket's representation among Padma Shri awardees continues to grow across generations of the sport.