After receiving the prestigious award, Gambhir took to Twitter and said one day he will elaborate on the role played by various people in his life beside thanking both his critics and well-wishers.
Alongside Gambhir and Chhetri, archer Bombayla Devi Laishram and Prashanti Singh got the fourth highest civilian honour.
Combat jets of the Indian Air Force bombed terror camps at multiple locations across the Line of Control on the Pakistani side in a pre-dawn strike on Tuesday.
Post the Pulwama attack, former India opener Gautam Gambhir suggested that this time "talks with Pakistan should not be on the table but on the battle ground".
Gautam Gambhir condemned the terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which over 40 personnel lost their lives
The 37-year-old, who played a key role in India's two World Cup triumphs (the 2007 World T20 and 2011 ODI World Cup), spoke about his passion for the forces.
Anuj Dedha along with 15 others attacked Amit Bhandari with hockey sticks, cricket bats and rods and the former pacer sustained injuries on his forehead and other body parts.
Bhandari sustained head and ear injuries and was taken to Sant Paramanand Hospital at Civil Lines by his colleague Sukhvinder Singh.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been out of India's ODI action since 2017 when he last played against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on June 30.
Gambhir, who was a part of the 2011 World Cup winning squad, had most of the names on the expected lines.
Gautam Gambhir said that he wants to be a better human being while Sunil Chhetri said that he will be hungrier to perform even better.
The government conferred Padma awards to 112 people this year -- 4 Padma Vibushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri.
Gambhir's comment comes at a time when teams around the world, including India, are mulling to rest their main players from the T20 league.
Gambhir cited the example of premier Australia tweaker Nathan Lyon, who recently made an ODI comeback following his stellar performances in the longest format.
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The southpaw was also the top-scorer for India in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, which the hosts won at the Wankhede Stadium.
PM Modi made a special mention of the contribution made by Gambhir during India's triumphant campaign at the ICC World Twenty20 2007 and the ICC World Cup (50-over) in 2011.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir told IndiaTV that it was not easy for him to call it a day. Gambhir recently announced his retirement from the game. He has also declared that he will not be playing even domestic cricket or in the Indian Premier Le
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, Gambhir felt that if this current side is seen as the next generation Australian team without the likes of Smith and Warner, the team is in grave danger.
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