Watch: Virat Kohli receives Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

India men's cricket team captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were on Tuesday conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The annual National Sports Awards were bestowed on the best athletes that the country has seen in the past one year. Khel Ratna, the highest sporting award, is usually awarded to two athletes with exceptional cases taking the count to three with shuttler Kidambi Srikanth also recommended subject to Sports Ministry's approval.