Dilip Vengsarkar who earned the sobriquet ‘colonel’ has been chosen for the BCCI’s Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14. He will receive a citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 25 lakh at the BCCI’s eighth annual awards ceremony to be held here on November 21.
“I am honoured and delighted to have been chosen for the award and also to be in the august company of those who have been honoured before me. I thank the BCCI,” Vengsarkar said.
Vengsarkar was India’s prominent batsman from the mid-70s to early 1990s. He earned fame for scoring three consecutive centuries at Lord’s (103 in 1979, 157 in 1982 and 126 not out in 1986). He scored 6,868 runs in 116 Tests (17 centuries) and 3,508 runs in 129 One-Day Internationals.
He was chosen for the award by a panel comprising journalist Shekhar Gupta, BCCI interim president Shivlal Yadav and BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel.
Other awardees: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Polly Umrigar Award, best international cricketer, Rs. 5 lakh), Parveez Rasool (Lala Amarnath Award, best all-rounder, Ranji Trophy, Rs. 2.5 lakh), R. Vinay Kumar (Lala Amarnath Award, best all-rounder in domestic limited-over tournaments, Rs. 2.5 lakh), Kedar Jadhav (Madhavrao Scindia Award, highest scorer in Ranji Trophy, Rs. 2.5 lakh), Rishi Dhawan (Madhavrao Scindia Award, highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy, Rs. 2.5 lakh), Rahul Tripathi (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-25 cricketer, Rs. 50,000), B. Anirudh (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-19 cricketer, Rs. 50,000), Shubham Gill (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-16 cricketer, Rs. 50,000), Smriti Mandhana (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best woman cricketer, Rs. 50,000) and Anil Chaudhary (best umpire in domestic cricket), Rs. 50,000).
Previous Col. C.K. Nayudu awardees: 1994: Lala Amarnath; 1995: Syed Mushtaq Ali; 1996: Vijay Hazare; 1997: K.N. Prabhu; 1998: P.R. Umrigar; 1999: Hemu Adhikari; 2000: Subhash Gupte; 2001: M.A.K. Pataudi; 2002: Bhausaheb Nimbalkar; 2003: Chandrakant Borde; 2004: B.S. Bedi, B.S. Chandrasekhar, E.A.S. Prasanna, S. Venkatraghavan; 2007: Nari Contractor; 2008: G.R. Viswanath; 2009: Mohinder Amarnath; 2010: Salim Durrani; 2011: Ajit Wadekar; 2012: Sunil Gavaskar; 2013: Kapil Dev.
