India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday (August 17) was nominated for the Arjuna Award by the awards selection committee.

He is among the 19 sportspersons who have been nominated for the esteemed honour. The BCCI had recommended the names of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami for this award in April.

Having made his international debut in 2009, Jadeja has come a long way. The 30-year-old has represented India in 41 Tests, 156 ODIs and 42 T20Is. While Jadeja has tallied 3748 international runs while batting lower down the order, he has claimed 402 wickets across all three formats.

During the recently held ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, Jadeja performed well with both bat and ball in the limited opportunities he got. In the semi-final against New Zealand, he was the lone warrior for India, scoring 77 runs off 59 balls in a losing cause.

Apart from Jadeja, Poonam Yadav is the other cricketer in the list of nominees. Track and field stars Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Mohammed Anas and Swapna Barman, footballer Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, hockey player Chinglensana Singh Kangujam and shooter Anjum Moudgil are the others who have been nominated by the selection committee.

 (With PTI inputs)