Virat scored 0 and got Khel Ratna Award, Vinesh Phogat scored 80 got nothing
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Even after getting 0 and 44 points respectively, Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, received 2018’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Whereas, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat who scored more than Chanu and Virat, with 80 points each got nothing. After the decision came Punia decided to move to court on Friday for ignoring his name even after scoring more than Chanu.
