PADMA SHRI

Former India player Zaheer Khan was among the recipients of the Padma Shri - the fourth-highest civilian honour - awarded by the Indian government, on Sunday (January 26).

Zaheer, who retired from international cricket in 2015, enjoyed one of the most illustrious careers for Indian pacers. The left-armer, who has a winners' medal from the 2011 World Cup, is India's joint leading wicket-taker in World Cups. With 311 wickets, he's only behind Kapil Dev for most wickets by an Indian seamer in Tests, while also boasting of 282 wickets in ODIs - the fourth-highest for an Indian.