Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur got the Padma Shri from President Droupadi Murmu at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday (May 25) . Right after that, fans quickly spotted that Rohit Sharma, who was also made a Padma Shri awardee earlier this year was not there during the event, and that small detail, sort of set the tone for everything. His non appearance then caused a bit of chaos online, people were asking if Rohit skipped the ceremony, or if there was some other reason, you know “what happened?” But there is no real controversy around it. Rohit has not lost the honour, he will still receive the Padma Shri, it’s just that it won’t be in this particular ceremony. The Government of India usually organises those Padma award ceremonies in a sort of staggered way, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Officials then break the awardees into separate batches based on timetables and onsite arrangements, and yes sometimes it feels a bit all over the place. Harmanpreet attended the first ceremony in person , while Rohit is likely to receive his award during a later event. Harmanpreet attended the ceremony after a year that was honestly memorable for Indian women’s cricket. In 2025, she led India to their maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title, right there on home soil, after beating South Africa in the final in Navi Mumbai. That win made her the first captain of the Indian women’s team to claim the ODI World Cup, and also just the second Indian skipper after MS Dhoni to lift a World Cup at home. Meanwhile, Rohit had earlier shared his gratitude after getting named among the Padma Shri recipients. The former India captain is still counted as one of the finest white-ball batters in cricket history and not long ago played a key part in India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 win. Also Read | Travis Head's wife Revealed How Virat Kohli Fans Abused Her After RCB vs SRH Clash Rohit missed Monday’s ceremony only because he wasn’t part of the first group of award winners honoured at Rashtrapati Bhavan. As per India Today, the Mumbai Indians star is expected to collect the award at a different investiture ceremony later this year, even though officials haven’t confirmed the date yet. Padma Awards 2026: Sports winners list: Name Award Vijay Amritraj Padma Bhushan Baldev Singh Padma Shri Bhagwandas Raikwar Padma Shri Harmanpreet Kaur Padma Shri K Pajanivel Padma Shri Praveen Kumar Padma Shri Rohit Sharma Padma Shri Savita Punia Padma Shri Vladimir Mestvirishvili (Posthumous) Padma Shri