{"id":24957,"date":"2016-01-02T06:14:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T06:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=24957"},"modified":"2016-01-02T06:14:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T06:14:22","slug":"virat-kohli-to-get-polly-umrigar-cricketer-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=24957","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli to get Polly Umrigar cricketer of the year award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-18225\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"virathundred\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Mumbai:<\/strong> Indian Test captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the Polly Umrigar Award, given to the cricketer of the year, while former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani has been nominated for the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Karnataka State Cricket Association has been chosen as the state association of the year for achieving the treble of winning the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2014-15 season.<br \/>The annual BCCI Awards, 2014-15 will be held in Mumbai on January 5, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the complete list of awardees as per BCCI website:<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"width: 654px; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 289.8pt; border: 1pt solid black; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"386\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">Award<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.8pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"268\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">Winner<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 289.8pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"386\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">COL. 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border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"268\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">R VINAYKUMAR OF KARNATAKA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 289.8pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"386\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD &ndash; HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2014-15<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.8pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"268\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; 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font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY &ndash; BEST UNDER-16 CRICKETER OF 2014-15<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.8pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"268\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">SHUBMAN GILL OF PUNJAB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 289.8pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"386\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times; color: #2f3940;\">M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY &ndash; BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (SR) OF 2014-15<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.8pt; border-style: none solid solid none; 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font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2f3940;\">BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN 2014-15:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #2f3940;\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong>KARNATAKA STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION &ndash; 14 POINTS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-18225\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" alt=\"virathundred\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/virathundred-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Mumbai:<\/strong> Indian Test captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the Polly Umrigar Award, given to the cricketer of the year, while former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani has been nominated for the Col. 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