The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hosted a splendid ceremony in Hyderabad, recognising high performers from the 2019-20 season in each males’s and ladies’s cricket.Additionally, former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Shastri, a significant member of India’s World Cup-winning squad in 1983, was additionally named Player of the Series throughout their triumph within the World Series in 1985.
Later in his teaching position, Shastri performed a vital position in India’s consecutive Test collection victories in Australia, making them the primary Asian facet to realize this outstanding feat.
Shastri mentioned it was an emotional second for him.
“It certainly is (an emotional moment). Ladies and gentleman thanks for coming and I thank the BCCI for bestowing this honour on me. It’s four decades in the game, you have not missed a beat and you have been involved with Indian cricket right through.
“It is a really touching second for me as a result of after I began my cricket on the age of 17 and I completed at 31 as a participant, 30 in reality, BCCI was my guardian proper via.
“They showed me the path to play the sport. You know when the bucks were not big in the game as Farokh (Engineer), had mentioned. But there was pride in playing for your country.”
Shastri mentioned the board’s development as an influential sporting entity has benefitted technology of gamers.
“I saw the BCCI growing up in the 40 years of mine, you know, powerhouse in world cricket and because of that you can see generations after generations of players benefitting. So, for me this is very special evening with the women’s team, the men’s cricket team there.
“You have gotten the teaching employees from England and listed here are individuals who have been with me proper via these 40 years – both as directors, or gamers or broadcasters or manufacturing folks across the floor after we play the sport or watch the sport or commentate on the sport.
“So, it is a very special evening. Touching,” mentioned Shastri after receiving the award.
Star batter Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men’s International Cricketer of the Year (2022-23) award.
Gill was India’s standout batsman within the white ball codecs, particularly within the ODIs throughout the season that was thought of for the award.
Last 12 months, Gill grew to become the quickest batsman to succeed in the 2000-run mark in ODIs within the course of of creating 1584 runs from 29 matches at a mean of 63.36 together with 5 a whole bunch.
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbed the award for the Best International debut throughout the 2022-23 season after cracking a 171 in opposition to the West Indies at Roseau in July final 12 months.
Spinner Deepti Sharma grabbed the International Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for the 2022-23 season.
Deepti’s bowling had a large influence on India’s facile win over England not too long ago within the one-off Test as she picked up 9 wickets for 39 within the match moreover making a vital fifty.
List of awards:
Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award: Ravi Shastri, Farokh Engineer (2019-20).
Polly Umrigar Award for Best Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Shubman Gill (2022-23), Jasprit Bumrah (2021-22), Ravichandran Ashwin (2020-21), Mohammed Shami (2019-20).
Best International Cricketer, Women: Deepti Sharma (2019-20, 2022-23), Smriti Mandhana (2020-21, 2021-22).
Best International Debut, Men: Mayank Agarwal (2019-20), Axar Patel (2020-21), Shreyas Iyer (2021-22), Yashasvi Jaiswal (2022-23).
Best International Debut, Women: Priya Punia (2019-20), Shafali Varma (2020-21), S Meghna (2021-22), Amanjot Kaur (2022-23).
Dilip Sardesai Award (2022-23): Highest Runs: Yashasvi Jaiswal; Highest Wickets: R Ashwin.
Most Runs in ODIs – Women: Punam Raut (2019-20), Mithali Raj (2020-21), Harmanpreet Kaur (2021-22), Jemimah Rodrigues (2022-23).
Most Wickets in ODIs – Women: Poonam Yadav (2019-20), Jhulan Goswami (2020-21), Rajehwari Gayakwad (2021-22), Devika Vaidya (2022-23).
Best Umpire in Domestic Cricket: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (2019-20), Vrinda Rathi (2020-21), J Madangopal (2021-22), Rohan Pandit (2022-23).
Best efficiency in home tournaments: Mumbai (2019-20).
Lala Amarnath Award: Best all-rounder in home limited-over competitions: Baba Aparajith (2019-20), Rishi Dhawan (2020-21, 2021-22), Riyan Parag (2022-23).
Lala Amarnath Award: Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Manishankar Mura Singh (2019-20), Shams Mulani (2021-22), Saransh Jain (2022-23).
Madhavrao Scindia Trophy: Highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy: Rahul Dalal (2019-20), Sarfaraz Khan (2021-22), Mayank Agarwal (2022-23).
Madhavrao Scindia Trophy: Highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy: Jaydev Unadkat (2019-20), Shams Mulani (2021-22), Jalaj Saxena (2022-23).
MA Chidambaram Trophy: Highest wicket-taker in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy: Harsh Dubey (2019-20), AR Nishad (2021-22), Manav Chothani (2022-23).
MA Chidambaram Trophy: Highest run-getter in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy: P. Kanpillewar (2019-20), Mayank Shandilya (2021-22), Danish Malewar (2022-23).
MA Chidambaram Trophy: Highest wicket-taker in U23 Col Cok Nayudu Trophy: Ankush Tyagi (2019-20), Harsh Dubey (2021-22), Vishal Jayswal (2022-23).
MA Chidambaram Trophy: Highest run-getter in U23 Col Cok Nayudu Trophy: Parth Palawat (2019-20), YV Rathod (2021-22), Kshitij Patel (2022-23).
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com