The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awards on 23 January announced the 2024 edition of its awards and conferred former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri with the Colonel CK Nayadu Lifetime Achievement Award.
With this Ravi Shastri joined celebrated cricketer Shastri in the elite list of winners. Apart from this, former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer also received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the recently concluded ceremony in Hyderabad.
Shubman Gill was named the Best International Cricketer in the men’s category. He emerged as the fourth Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli to take the top spot in the ICC batting rankings in the 50-over format.
ALSO READ: Netizens hail Ravi Shastri’s ‘commentary’ during India vs South Africa in 2nd Test match. See post
Earlier, Gill replaced Pakistan’s Babar Azam to take the top spot in the ICC rankings. Gill was also the quickest to cross the 2000-run mark in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He claimed the Polly Umrigar Award for the year 2022-23.
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah took home the special honour for his heroics in the 2021-2022 season. Bumrah was named Rohit Sharma’s deputy for the upcoming Test series between India and England. Also, his teammates Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami were declared the winners of the Polly Umrigar Award for the 2021-21 and 2019-2020 seasons.
Here the full list of BCCI Awards:
Best International Debut
2019- 20: Mayank Agarwal
2020-21: Axar Patel
2021-22: Shreyas Iyer
2022-23: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer
2019- 20: Mohammad Shami
2020-21: R Ashwin
2021-22: Jasprit Bumrah
2022-23: Shubman Gill
Dilip Sardesai Award
Most wickets in Test Cricket – 2022-23 (India vs West Indies): R Ashwin
Most runs in Test Cricket – 2022-23 (India vs West Indies): Yashasvi Jaiswal
Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
Farokh Engineer and Ravi Shastri.
Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it’s all here, just a click away! Login Now!
Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
More
Less
Published: 23 Jan 2024, 10:20 PM IST