Virat Kohli set to receive Polly Umrigar Award; Mandhana and Kaur best cricketers in the Women's category
All three cricketers have contributed in a massive way to Indian cricket.
Virat Kohli’s class and flair as a cricketer have left everyone awestruck over the years. The Delhi-born cricketer has tasted quite a bit of success in all forms of cricket. The skipper of the Indian national team is a holder of a plethora of records and is speculated to scale greater heights as his career progresses. He has also won the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri in 2013 and 2017 respectively.
The 29-year old will now receive the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) according to the latest press release from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their official website. The BCCI awards (Naman) is scheduled to be conducted in Bangalore on June 12. The ceremony is staged to reward Indian domestic and international cricketers from all age groups.
We have champion players
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will be the recipient of the same award in the women’s category for 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. Mandhana has emerged as a swashbuckling opening batter and has been a pivotal factor towards India’s glorious run. Kaur’s unflinching style of batting has been a matter of concern for many teams. Both cricketers have also played in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia.
Vinod Rai, the chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) hailed Indian cricket and the contribution by the players. “I congratulate all the winners of the BCCI Annual Awards. The last two years have been fabulous for Indian Cricket with both the men and women’s teams doing very well. We are proud of their achievements and this is our small way of acknowledging their on-field efforts,” Rai mentioned.
“Every year we have champion players delivering champion performances. Awards help boost a player’s confidence and we only hope that we get more noteworthy performances in the season to follow,” Rahul Johri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BCCI remarked.
Award winners for 2016-17 season
| AWARD | WINNER | |
| COL. C.K. NAYUDU LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | Late Mr. Pankaj Roy (posthumously) | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs |
| BCCI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR WOMEN | Ms. Diana Edulji – DECLINED | Citation, trophy, and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs |
| BCCI SPECIAL AWARD | Mr. Abbas Ali Baig & Late Mr. Naren Tamhane | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD | Virat Kohli | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER – WOMEN | Harmanpreet Kaur | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI TROPHY, 2016-17 | Parvez Rasool of Jammu & Kashmir | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs |
| LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITIONS, 2016-17 | Krunal Pandya | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs |
| MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD – HIGHEST SCORER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Priyank K Panchal of Gujarat. | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
| MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Shahbaz Nadeem of Jharkhand | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U23) COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Ekant C Sen of Himachal | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U23) COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Karan Kaila of Punjab | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U19) COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Jonty Sidhu of Delhi | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U19) COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Rahul Singh of Assam | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U16) VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2016-17 | N Thakur Tilak Varma of Hyderabad | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U16) VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2016-17 | Rohit Dattatraya of Vidarbha C A | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (SR DOMESTIC) OF 2016-17 | Punam Raut | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (JR DOMESTIC) OF 2016-17 | Jemimah Rodrigues | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| BEST UMPIRE IN DOMESTIC CRICKET IN 2016-17 | Anil Dandekar | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.5 Lakhs |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN BCCI DOMESTIC TOURNAMENTS OF 2016-17 | Cricket Association of Bengal (8 points) | MEMENTO |
Award winners for 2017-18 season
| AWARD | WINNER | |
| COL. C.K. NAYUDU LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | Mr. Anshuman Gaekwad | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs |
| BCCI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR WOMEN | Ms. Sudha Shah | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs |
| BCCI SPECIAL AWARD | Late Mr. Budhi Kunderan | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD | Virat Kohli | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER – WOMEN | Smriti Mandhana | Citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakhs each |
| LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI TROPHY, 2017-18 | Jalaj Saxena of Kerala | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs |
| LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITIONS, 2017-18 | Diwesh Pathani od SSCB | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs |
| MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD – HIGHEST SCORER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
| MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Jalaj Saxena of Kerala | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 2.5 lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U23) COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Aryaman Birla of Madhya Pradesh | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U23) COL. C K NAYUDU TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Tejas Baroka of Delhi | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U19) COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Y V Rathod of Vidarbha | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U19) COOCH BEHAR TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Ayush S Jamwal of Himachal Pradesh | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – HIGHEST SCORER IN (U16) VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2017-18 | K Nithish Kumar Reddy of Andhra | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN (U16) VIJAY MERCHANT TROPHY IN 2017-18 | Reshu Raj of Bihar | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (SR DOMESTIC) OF 2017-18 | Deepti Sharma | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| JAGMOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY – BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (JR DOMESTIC) OF 2017-18 | Jemimah Rodrigues | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| BEST UMPIRE IN DOMESTIC CRICKET IN 2017-18 | Yeshwant Barde | Trophy and cheque for Rs. 1.50 Lakhs |
| BEST PERFORMANCE IN BCCI DOMESTIC TOURNAMENTS OF 2017-18 | Delhi & District CA | MEMENTO |
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