New Delhi: Delhi Government, which had decided to give cash awards to captain M S Dhoni and four players of the Indian cricket team for the World Cup win, will now send them cheques after realising that it is not possible to get all the players together here for a function.
After the Indian team won the World Cup in early April, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had announced an award of Rs two crore for Dhoni and Rs one crore each for four Delhi players -- Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Ashish Nehra. The decision to send the players cheque was taken at a cabinet meeting today presided over by Dikshit. (PTI)