{"id":25010,"date":"2016-01-06T06:53:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T06:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=25010"},"modified":"2016-01-06T06:53:01","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T06:53:01","slug":"bcci-awards-night-kohli-is-cricketer-of-the-year-kirmani-gets-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=25010","title":{"rendered":"BCCI awards night: Kohli is cricketer of the year, Kirmani gets lifetime achievement 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 skipper Virat Kohli was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, while former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in the BCCI awards night on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the honour, Kirmani told BCCI.tv that winning the World Cup for India was the pinnacle of his career and his biggest achievement. &ldquo;Personally, I was named the world&rsquo;s best wicketkeeper for that World Cup and received a silver glove and silver ball with &lsquo;The best wicketkeeper in the world&rsquo; inscribed underneath, from the great English wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans. I was conferred the Arjuna Award and the Padmashree Award from the government of India and now this lifetime achievement award from the BCCI,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are all accolades I cannot quite put on the same pedestal but they are all the best achievements of my life and they are all special. Cricket was my life and it gave me a great education in the way of life,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mithali Raj, who won the Ma Chidambaram Trophy for Best Woman Cricketer (Sr) of 2014-15, said to BCCI.tv that she was very happy to receive the award again. &#8220;The last time I won was in 2007-08. When I am scoring runs in the domestic circuit, it gives me the confidence to perform at the international level. I received the Padma Shri and that was important as it recognized my contribution to women&rsquo;s cricket.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">Complete list of the awardees<\/span><\/strong><\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">COL. 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font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">VIRAT KOHLI<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI TROPHY, 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">JALAJ SAXENA OF MADHYA PRADESH C A<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC LIMITED-OVERS COMPETITIONS, 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">DEEPAK HOODA OF BARODA C A<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD &ndash; HIGHEST SCORER 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">ROBIN UTHAPPA 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">SHARDUL THAKUR OF MUMBAI<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY &ndash; BEST UNDER-23 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">ALMAS SHAUKAT OF UTTARPRADESH<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY &ndash; BEST UNDER-19 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">ANMOLPREET SINGH 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; 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; 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">MITHALI RAJ OF RAILWAYS<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY &ndash; BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (JR) 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">DEVIKA VAIDYA OF MAHARASHTRA<\/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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">BEST UMPIRE IN DOMESTIC CRICKET 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: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">O NANDAN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\">BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN 2014-15:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2f3940;\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong>KARNATAKA STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION &ndash; 14 POINTS<\/strong><\/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 skipper Virat Kohli was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, while former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in the BCCI awards night on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the honour, Kirmani told BCCI.tv that winning the World Cup for India was the pinnacle of his career and his biggest achievement. &ldquo;Personally, I was named the world&rsquo;s best wicketkeeper for that World Cup and received a silver glove and silver ball with &lsquo;The best wicketkeeper in the world&rsquo; inscribed underneath, from the great English wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans. I was conferred the Arjuna Award and the Padmashree Award from the government of India and now this lifetime achievement award from the BCCI,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[13502,13431,13430,466,1449,4580,542],"class_list":["post-25010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket","tag-bcci-awards","tag-col-ck-nayudu-lifetime-achievement-award","tag-cricketer-of-the-year","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-mithali-raj","tag-syed-kirmani","tag-virat-kohli"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BCCI awards night: Kohli is cricketer of the year, Kirmani gets lifetime achievement award - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=25010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BCCI awards night: Kohli is cricketer of the year, Kirmani gets lifetime achievement award - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mumbai: Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, while former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in the BCCI awards night on Monday.Speaking about the honour, Kirmani told BCCI.tv that winning the World Cup for India was the pinnacle of his career and his biggest achievement. &ldquo;Personally, I was named the world&rsquo;s best wicketkeeper for that World Cup and received a silver glove and silver ball with &lsquo;The best wicketkeeper in the world&rsquo; inscribed underneath, from the great English wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans. 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