General Knowledge Update – October 2008
Last updated: December 16, 2011 by +Sarbjit
Awards Presented in 2008
Here is a list of some important awards announced in the year 2008. The list covers various awards for cricket and other fields.
This is really important for all Competitive Exams. You should try and memorize as many as possible.
Arjuna Awards, 2007 (For Players)
| Sr. No | Awardee | Game/Sports |
| 1. | Chitra Soman | Athletics |
| 2. | Anup Sridhar | Badminton |
| 3. | Johnson Varghese | Boxing |
| 4. | Harika Dron-avalli | Chess |
| 5. | Arjun Atwal | Golf |
| 6. | Prabhjot Singh | Hockey |
| 7. | Tombi Devi | Judo |
| 8. | Bajranglal Takhar | Rowing |
| 9. | Avneet Kaur Sidhu | Shooting |
| 10. | Alka Tomar | Wrestling |
| 11. | Farman Basha | Power-Lifting |
Dhyan Chand Award, 2007 (Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games)
| Sr. No | Name | Game/Sports |
| 1. | Hakam Singh | Athletics |
| 2. | Mukhbain Singh | Hockey |
| 3. | Gian Singh | Wrestling |
Dronacharya award, 2007 (For Coaches)
| Sr. No. | Name | Game/Sports |
| 1. | Sanjeev Kumar Singh | Archery |
| 2. | Jagdish Singh | Boxing |
| 3. | G.E. Sridharan | Volleyball |
| 4. | Jagminder Singh | Wrestling |
Rajiv Award Sadbhavana Award, 2007
- Social worker and Gandhian N. Radhakrishnan
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2007 (India's highest sports award):
- Mahender Singh Dhoni
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (at par with the Arjuna Awards)
- Neel Chand
- Mohinder Singh
- Tushar Kanti Rath
- Captain M.S. Kohli
ICC Cricket Awards, 2008
| Sr. No. | Awardee | Country | Award |
| 1. | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | Cricketer of the Year |
| 2. | Dale Steyn | South Africa | Test Player of the Year |
| 3. | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | India | ODI Player of the Year |
| 4. | Charlotte Edwards | England | Women's Cricketer of the Year |
| 5. | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | Emerging Player of the Year |
| 6. | Ryan ten Doeschate | New Zealand | Associate ODI Player of the Year |
| 7. | Yuvraj Singh | India | Twenty20 International Performance of the Year |
| 8. | Simon Taufel | - | Umpire of the Year |
| 9. | Sri Lanka | - | Spirit of Cricket Award |
ICC World Test Team of 2008
| Name | Country |
| Graeme Smith (captain) | South Africa |
| Virender Sehwag | India |
| Mahela Jayawardena | Sri Lanka |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies |
| Kevin Pietersen | England |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa |
| Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper) | Sri Lanka |
| Brett Lee | Australia |
| Ryan Sidebottom | England |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa |
| Muttiah Muralidaran | Sri Lanka |
| 12th man: Stuart Clark | Australia |
ICC World One Day Team of 2008
| Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India |
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | Australia |
| Yunus Khan | Pakistan |
| Andrew Symonds | Australia |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper) | India |
| Farveez Maha-roof | Sri Lanka |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand |
| Brett Lee | Australia |
| Mitchell Johnson | Australia |
| Nathan Bracken | Australia |
| 12th man: Salman Butt | Pakistan |
Tags: Awards and Honours, Current GK
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