A notable absence from the National Sports Awards 2025 nomination list was cricketers. Who was the most recent cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award, and in which year?
- Virat Kohli — 2022
- Jasprit Bumrah — 2024
- Rohit Sharma — 2020
- Mohammed Shami — 2023
Answer: Mohammed Shami — 2023
No cricketer featured in the 2025 National Sports Awards nominations for any category. The most recent cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award was pacer Mohammed Shami in 2023. India's women's team won the T20 World Cup and reached the ICC Women's World Cup final in the 2025 cycle, but no women's or men's cricketer was included in the panel's recommendations.