Who among the following was conferred the Arjuna Award 2015 for excellent performance in sports :-

Virat Kohli
Sachin Tendulkar
M.S. Dhoni
None of the above

The correct answer is (a) Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli is an Indian international cricketer who captains the Indian national team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed top-order batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He is the current holder of the ICC Test and ODI Player of the Year awards.

Kohli was born in Delhi on 5 November 1988. He made his Test debut for India in 2008 and his ODI debut in 2009. He has since become one of the most successful batsmen in the world, scoring over 20,000 runs in international cricket.

Kohli is the only batsman to have scored more than 10,000 runs in both Test and ODI cricket. He is also the only batsman to have scored more than 200 centuries in international cricket.

Kohli was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2015 for his excellent performance in sports. The Arjuna Award is the second highest sporting honour in India. It is awarded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to sportspersons who have made outstanding achievements in national and international competitions.

The other options are incorrect.

(b) Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer who served as captain of the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.

Tendulkar was born in Mumbai on 24 April 1973. He made his Test debut for India in 1989 and his ODI debut in 1990. He retired from international cricket in 2013 after playing 200 Tests and 463 ODIs.

Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in both Test and ODI cricket. He is also the only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries.

Tendulkar was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 2014.

(c) M.S. Dhoni is an Indian international cricketer who captains the Indian national team in limited-overs formats. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler.

Dhoni was born in Ranchi on 7 July 1981. He made his Test debut for India in 2005 and his ODI debut in 2004. He retired from international cricket in 2019 after playing 90 Tests, 350 ODIs, and 98 T20Is.

Dhoni is the only wicket-keeper batsman to have scored more than 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He is also the only captain to have won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice.

Dhoni was conferred the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award, in 2011.

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