Virat Kohli to recieve Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer at BCCI annual gala
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli will be honoured with the 'Polly Umrigar award' for his outstanding achievements for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Awards function which will be held in Bengaluru on June 12.
In Women's catagory, the world cup stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are set to be maiden recipients of the award for best international cricketer (women) for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons respectively.
Team India Captain @imVkohli set to receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award in the BCCI Awards set to be held on 12th June in Bengaluru. Full list of Awardees in the below link
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 7, 2018
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The Run-Machine Kohli smashed 1332 runs in 13 Tests with an average of 74, while in 27 ODI's he smashed 1516 runs with an average of 84.22 with in the seasons. In the six Tests played in the 2017-18 seasons, Kohli managed to scored 896 runs at an average of 89.6, while ODI average stands at 75.50.
"Following his phenomenal show in the past two seasons, Team India captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) at the BCCI Awards to be held in Bengaluru on June 12," the BCCI stated.
As per reported in NDTV "I congratulate all the winners of the BCCI Annual Awards. The last two years have been fabulous for Indian Cricket with both the men and women's teams doing very well. We are proud of their achievements and this is our small way of acknowledging their on-field efforts" Vinod Rai, Committee of Administrators Chairman cited.
"This year we will be presenting awards for the past two seasons and it is going to be a big occasion ahead of the historic Test against Afghanistan. For the first time, an award category for the best International Cricketer (Woman) has been introduced and it is a step in the right direction" Diana Edulji, former India woman cricketer and member of CoA cited.
"The BCCI Annual Awards is an occasion where former greats of the game, the present generation and the stars of tomorrow come under one roof. For BCCI, it is an opportunity to show its gratitude towards cricketers who enrich this game with their skills and hard work" CK Khanna, BCCI Acting President said.
"Every year we have champion players delivering champion performances. Awards help boost a player's confidence and we only hope that we get more noteworthy performances in the season to follow," said BCCI CEO Rahul Johri.
First published: 7 June 2018, 15:04 IST