BCCI president, Shashank Manohar, presented the BCCI International Cricketer-of-the-Year Award 2014-15 to Test captain Virat Kohli at the ninth BCCI annual awards here on Tuesday.
He also presented the Col. C.K. Nayudu > Lifetime Achievement Award to former India stumper, Syed Kirmani .
Thanking the BCCI, Kirmani said: “There is a zameen-asman farak (a world of difference) when you compare the wicketkeeping of my time and today’s. Results are important today, not technique,” he said.
Congratulating the Indian team, Manohar said: The year 2015 ended on a happy note. India beat Sri Lanka in a Test series in Sri Lanka for the first time in 22 years.
Then we beat the No.1 ranked Test team South Africa in the home series.
The honours list: Polly Umrigar Trophy for International Cricketer-of-the-Year: Virat Kohli.
Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Syed Kirmani.
Lala Amarnath Awards: for Best All-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh); for Best all-rounder in domestic limited-over competitions: Deepak Hooda (Baroda).
Madhavrao Scindia Awards: for Highest scorer in Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa (Karnataka); for highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy: R. Vinay Kumar (Karnataka) & Shardul Thakur (Mumbai).
MA Chidambaram Trophy: for Best under-23 cricketer: Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh); for Best under-19 cricketer: Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab); for Best under-16 cricketer: Shubman Gill (Punjab); for Best woman cricketer-senior: Mithali Raj (Railways); for Best Woman cricketer-junior: Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra).
Best Umpire in domestic cricket: O. Nandan.
