BCCI Awards: Lifetime award for Sachin Tendulkar, Bumrah is finest males’s cricketer

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whose batting data and impression on worldwide cricket have stood the check of time, was on Saturday conferred with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, whereas present India tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for Greatest Males’s Worldwide Cricketer of 2023-24.

The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who performed 664 worldwide video games for India, holds the file for the very best variety of Take a look at and ODI runs within the historical past of the sport.

“Deeply honoured to obtain the Col. C. Ok. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. My cricketing journey, which spanned 24 years was by no means mine alone. It belonged to each coach’s steerage, each teammate’s belief, each fan’s unwavering assist and my household’s perception, love and sacrifices,” Tendulkar tweeted.

“This award is a reminder to maintain giving again to the game and the those who gave me every thing. To the @BCCI and each cricket lover: thanks for letting me bat for India with an open coronary heart and limitless boundaries.”

From his debut as a 16-year-old prodigy to turning into the primary batsman to attain a double century in ODIs, Tendulkar’s journey was one in every of relentless pursuit of excellence and stays the one cricketer to have featured in 200 Exams.

“All the time worth your sport and handle your sport. I realised on that remaining day (2013) that I’ll by no means stroll onto the sphere as a present India cricketer. Equally, when you retire then you’ll realise the place you had been a number of years in the past,” Tendulkar mentioned in the course of the BCCI’s annual awards operate.

“So take pleasure in your sport as you will have lots of cricket left in you as present India cricketers and avoid distractions,” added the Mumbaikar, who has scored 100 worldwide centuries and 34,357 worldwide runs in his profession.

Bumrah, who was chosen because the ICC Take a look at and general Cricketer of the Yr for delivering “a master-class in ability, precision, and relentless consistency”, was India’s standout bowler final 12 months, enjoying a pivotal position in house wins over England and Bangladesh.

The 31-year-old was additionally the Participant of the Collection in opposition to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bagging 32 wickets throughout 5 Exams.

Elegant batter Smriti Mandhana walked away with the Greatest Worldwide Cricketer of 2023-24 in ladies’s class.

Mandhana, who was the ICC Ladies’s ODI Cricketer of the Yr, made 747 runs within the 2024 calendar 12 months with 4 centuries. She had beforehand received the award in 2017-18, 2020-21, and 2021-22.

The 28-year-old’s runs got here at a median of 57.86 and a powerful strike price of 95.15.

Spin nice Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from worldwide cricket in December 2024 as India’s second highest wicket-taker in Exams with 537 dismissals and general eighth highest, was bestowed with a particular award.

“My fingers nonetheless itch as I realised once I got here down the sphere for coaching as a result of there may be an IPL for me. The entire profession has been an enormous excessive for me really, and it was a privilege to share the stage with Sachin Tendulkar, a dream for a boy who performed road cricket in Chennai,” Ashwin mentioned after receiving the award.

The 37-year-old Ashwin, who made his Take a look at debut in November 2011, performed a defining position in India’s 12-year domination within the longest format at house whereby they received 18 collection on the trot.

Amongst newcomers, Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan grabbed the Greatest Worldwide Debut amongst males for his quick-fire fifty in opposition to England within the Rajkot Take a look at in February 2024.

Amongst ladies, Asha Sobhana was given the award for Greatest Worldwide Debut as she picked up 4/21 in opposition to South Africa to assist India win by 143 runs of their first ODI at Bengaluru in June 2024.

Mandhana was additionally honoured with the Highest Run Getter in ODIs medal after she completed as the very best run-scorer in 2024, smacking 747 runs at 57.46 in 13 matches with 4 tons and one fifty.

Skilled off-spinner Deepti Sharma was awarded with the Highest Wickets in ODIs medal for taking 24 wickets in 13 matches.

Tanush Kotian continued to make waves together with his rise by way of the ranks in Mumbai within the 2023-24 season, which culminated together with his maiden call-ups for the India A aspect for his or her tour of Australia and subsequently for the Indian workforce for the final two Exams of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Kotian was awarded with the Greatest Efficiency within the BCCI Home Tournaments trophy.

The 26-year-old scored 502 runs in 10 matches at 41.83 with one century and 5 fifties and likewise grabbed 29 wickets.

The Mumbai Cricket Affiliation was given the Greatest Efficiency in BCCI Home Tournaments Trophy.

Having received the Ranji Trophy for a record-extending forty second time within the season, Mumbai additionally claimed the Irani Cup after a niche of 27 years.

Mumbai additionally received numerous titles similar to Ranji Trophy, U-16 Vijay Service provider Trophy, U-14 West Zone Championship, senior ladies’s T20 Trophy, ladies’s U-19 One Day Trophy, Bapuna Cup T20 Match and males’s U-19 All India event.

Mumbai groups additionally completed as runner-up in Cooch Behar U-19 Trophy and Vinoo Mankad U-19 Trophy.

Akshay Totre from Indore was adjudged the Greatest Umpire in Home Cricket for the season.