India captain Virat Kohli will receive the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons) at the BCCI awards, to be held here on Tuesday.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are set to be maiden recipients of the award for best international cricketer (women) for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons respectively.
The winners: 2016-17 season: Polly Umrigar award: Virat Kohli; Best international cricketer (women): Harmanpreet Kaur; Col. C.K. Nayudu lifetime achievement award: Pankaj Roy (posthumous); BCCI lifetime achievement award for women: Diana Edulji (declined to accept); BCCI special award: Abbas Ali Baig and Late Naren Tamhane; Lala Amarnath award for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy: Parvez Rasool (J&K); Lala Amarnath award for the best all-rounder in domestic limited-overs: Krunal Pandya (Baroda); Madhavrao Scindia award for highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy: Priyank Panchal (Gujarat); Madhavrao Scindia award for highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy: Shahbaz Nadeem (Jharkhand); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest scorer in under-23 Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy: Ekant Sen (HP); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest wicket-taker in C.K. Nayudu Trophy: Karan Kaila (Punjab); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest scorer in under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy: Jonty Sidhu (Delhi); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest wicket-taker in Cooch Behar Trophy: Rahul Singh (Assam); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for highest scorer in under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy: Thakur Varma (Hyderabad); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for highest wicket-taker in Vijay Merchant Trophy: Rohit Dattatraya (Vidarbha); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for best woman cricketer (domestic): Punam Raut; Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for best junior women’s player (domestic): Jemimah Rodrigues (Mumbai); Best umpire in domestic cricket: Anil Dandekar; Best performances in domestic tournaments: Cricket Association of Bengal.
2017-18: Polly Umrigar award: Virat Kohli; Best international cricketer (women): Smriti Mandhana; Col. C.K. Nayudu lifetime achievement award: Aunshuman Gaekwad; BCCI lifetime achievement award for women: Sudha Shah; BCCI special award: Budhi Kunderan ((posthumous); Lala Amarnath award for best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena; Lala Amarnath award for best all-rounder in domestic limited-overs: Diwesh Pathania; Madhavrao Scindia award for the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy: Mayank Agarwal; Madhavrao Scindia award for the highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena; M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest scorer in C.K. Nayudu Trophy: Aryaman Birla (MP); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest wicket-taker in C.K. Nayudu Trophy: Tejas Baroka (Delhi); M.A. Chidambaram Trophy for highest run-scorer in Cooch Behar Trophy: Y.V. Rathod (Vidarbha); M.A Chidambaram trophy for highest wicket-taker in Cooch Behar Trophy: Ayush Jamwal (HP); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for highest run-scorer in Vijay Merchant Trophy: Nithish Kumar (AP); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for highest wicket-taker in Vijay Merchant Trophy: Reshu Raj (Bihar); Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for best woman cricketer (domestic): Deepti Sharma; Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for best junior women’s player (domestic): Jemimah Rodrigues (Mumbai); Best umpire in domestic cricket: Yeshwant Barde; Best performances in domestic tournaments: Delhi & District CA .
