New Delhi: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will receive the Polly Umrigar Award from the BCCI for being India’s best international cricketer for 2012-13.
India’s best performers in the senior and the junior level cricket in a period of 12 months from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013, will be honoured at the BCCI’s annual awards ceremony, in Mumbai on January 11.
Ashwin took 43 wickets, including four five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul in a match. He also scored 263 runs, including two fifties, from eight Tests. In ODIs, he took 24 wickets from 18 matches and three wickets from four T20Is.
Abhishek Nayar will receive the Lala Amarnath Award, for being the best all-rounder in the 2012-13 edition of the Ranji Trophy.
The Mumbai Cricket Association will collect the trophy for Best Overall Performance in the 2012-13 season.
Rohit Sharma will receive the Dilip Sardesai Award for being India’s best cricketer in the recent Test series against the West Indies. He scored hundreds in both Tests and accumulated 288 runs.
Three former stalwarts – RG Nadkarni, Farokh Engineer and late Eknath Solkar will also be felicitated by the BCCI for their contribution to Indian cricket. (PTI)
