The Board of Control for Cricket in India [ Images ] has recommended pace spearhead Zaheer Khan [ Images ] for the prestigious Arjuna award following his excellent showing in India's World Cup-winning campaign.
The pacer, who took 21 wickets to finish the quadrennial extravaganza as the joint-highest wicket-taker with Shahid Afridi [ Images ] of Pakistan, is in terrific form over the past year.
- Dilshan is World Cup's most valuable player
If Zaheer wins the award, he will join the likes of Salim Durani, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Vijay Manjrekar and team-mates Virender Sehwag [ Images ], Gautam Gambhir [ Images ], Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] and Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] amongst others.
Gambhir was the last male cricketer to win the award, in 2009, while women's team pacer Jhulan Goswamy received the honour last year.
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