New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Friday recommended the national men's team captain Sardar Singh for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Award.

The playmaker's teammates Danish Mujtaba, Dharamvir Singh, V.R. Raghunath, P.R. Sreejesh and S.V. Sunil and national women's team players Asunta Lakra, Deepika, Rani, Ritu Rani, Sushila Chanu and Vandana Katariya were recommended for the Arjuna Award.