BCCI nominated left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan for Arjuna Award

BCCI nominated left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan for Arjuna Award: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday said it has nominated left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan for Arjuna Award this year. "The BCCI has nominated Mr. Zaheer Khan for the Arjuna Award for 2011," said BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan in a statement. A left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan nominated for Arjuna Award

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.