The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whose batting data and impression on worldwide cricket have stood the take a look at of time, was on Saturday conferred with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, whereas present India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for Finest Males’s Worldwide Cricketer of 2023-24. The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who performed 664 worldwide video games for India, holds the file for the best variety of Check and ODI runs within the historical past of the sport. “All the time worth your sport and maintain your sport. I realised on that remaining day (2013) that I’ll by no means stroll onto the sector as a present India cricketer. Equally, when you retire then you’ll realise the place you had been a couple of years in the past,” Tendulkar mentioned in the course of the BCCI’s annual awards operate.
“So take pleasure in your sport as you have got a variety of cricket left in you as present India cricketers and avoid distractions.” Bumrah, who was chosen because the ICC Check and total Cricketer of the 12 months for delivering “a master-class in ability, precision, and relentless consistency”, was India’s standout bowler final 12 months, taking part in a pivotal function in India’s dwelling wins over England and Bangladesh.
The 31-year-old was additionally the Participant of the Sequence towards Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bagging 32 wickets throughout 5 Assessments.
Elegant batter Smriti Mandhana walked away with the Finest Worldwide Cricketer of 2023-24 in ladies’s class.
Mandhana, who was the ICC Girls’s ODI Cricketer of the 12 months, made 743 runs within the 2024 calendar 12 months with 4 centuries.
The 28-year-old’s runs got here at a median of 57.86 and a formidable strike price of 95.15.
Spin nice Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from worldwide cricket in December 2024 as India’s second highest wicket-taker in Assessments with 537 dismissals and total eighth highest, was bestowed with a particular award.
“My fingers nonetheless itch as I realised once I got here down the sector for coaching as a result of there may be an IPL for me. The entire profession has been an enormous excessive for me really, and it was a privilege to share the stage with Sachin Tendulkar, a dream for a boy who performed avenue cricket in Chennai,” Ashwin mentioned after receiving the award.
The 37-year-old Ashwin, who made his Check debut in November 2011, performed a defining function in India’s 12-year domination within the longest format at dwelling whereby they received 18 sequence on the trot.
Amongst newcomers, Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan grabbed the Finest Worldwide Debut amongst males for his quick-fire fifty towards England within the Rajkot Check in February 2024.
Amongst ladies, Asha Sobhana was given the award for Finest Worldwide Debut as she picked up 4/21 towards South Africa to assist India win by 143 runs of their first ODI at Bengaluru in June 2024.
Mandhana was additionally honoured with the Highest Run Getter in ODIs medal after she completed as the best run-scorer in 2024, smacking 747 runs at 57.46 in 13 matches with 4 tons and one fifty.
Skilled off-spinner Deepti Sharma was awarded with the Highest Wickets in ODIs medal for taking 24 wickets in 13 matches.
Tanush Kotian continued to make waves along with his rise via the ranks in Mumbai within the 2023-24 season, which culminated along with his maiden call-ups for the India A facet for his or her tour of Australia and subsequently for the Indian group for the final two Assessments of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Kotian was awarded with the Finest Efficiency within the BCCI Home Tournaments trophy.
The 26-year-old scored 502 runs in 10 matches at 41.83 with one century and 5 fifties and in addition grabbed 29 wickets.
The Mumbai Cricket Affiliation was given the Finest Efficiency in BCCI Home Tournaments Trophy.
Having received the Ranji Trophy for a record-extending forty second time within the season, Mumbai additionally claimed the Irani Cup after a spot of 27 years.
Mumbai additionally received numerous titles similar to Ranji Trophy, U-16 Vijay Service provider Trophy, U-14 West Zone Championship, senior ladies’s T20 Trophy, ladies’s U-19 One Day Trophy, Bapuna Cup T20 Match and males’s U-19 All India event.
Mumbai groups additionally completed as runner-up in Cooch Behar U-19 Trophy and Vinoo Mankad U-19 Trophy.
Akshay Totre from Indore was adjudged the Finest Umpire in Home Cricket for the season.
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