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BCCI annual awards 2018-19 announced: Jasprit Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar award

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On 12 January 2020 ,The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual Awards were presented in 25 different categories for the 2018-19 season in Mumbai, Maharashtra to honor all the legendary cricketers.BCCI ANNUAL AWARDS 2018-19Key Highlights:

i.Indian pacer Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah has received the highest prize of Indian cricket – the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2018-19) in men’s category.The award carries a citation, trophy & cheque for Rs. 15 lakh.

ii.At the same time, Poonam Yadav clinched the top prize in women’s category and was awarded the best international cricketer.

iii.Former India captains Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Anjum Chopra were awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award and the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for women respectively.

Given below is the complete list of winners

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S.No.AwardWinner
1Col. CK. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement AwardKrishnamachari Srikkanth
2BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For WomenAnjum Chopra
3BCCI Special AwardDilip Doshi
4Dilip Sardesai Award for the highest run getter in Test cricket (2018-2019)Cheteshwar Pujara
5Dilip Sardesai Award for the highest wicket-taker in Tests (2018-19)Jasprit Bumrah
6 Highest run getter in ODIs (2018-19) – WomenSmriti Mandhana
7 Highest wicket-taker in ODIs(2018-19) – WomenJhulan Goswami
8Polly Umrigar Award Best International CricketerJasprit Bumrah
9 Best International Cricketer – WomenPoonam Yadav
10Best International Debut – MenMayank Agarwal
11Best International Debut- Women Shafali Verma
12Lala Amarnath Award For The Best All-Rounder In The Ranji Trophy, 2018-19Shivam Dube of Mumbai C A
13Lala Amarnath Award For The Best All-Rounder In Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions, 2018-19Nitish Rana of DDCA
14Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Run Getter In The Ranji Trophy In 2018-19Milind Kumar of Sikkim C A
15Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Wicket-Taker In The Ranji Trophy In 2018-19Ashutosh Aman of Bihar C A
16M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Run Getter In (U23) Col. C K Nayudu Trophy In 2018-19Manan Hingrajia of Gujarat C A
17M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker In (U23) Col. C K Nayudu Trophy In 2018-19Sidak Singh of Cricket Association of Pondicherry
18M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Run Getter In (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy In 2018-19Vathsal Govind of Kerala C A
19M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker In (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy In 2018-19Apurva Anand of Bihar Cricket Association
20Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Highest Run Getter In (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy In 2018-19Aryan Hooda of Jharkhand State C A
21Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker In (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy In 2018-19Abhishek Yadav of Jharkhand State C A
22Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer (Sr Domestic) Of 2018-19 (Sr Women One Day)Deepti Sharma of Cricket Association of Bengal
23Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer (Jr Domestic) Of 2018-19 Shafali Verma of Haryana C A
24Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket In 2018-19Virender Sharma
25Best Performance In Bcci Domestic Tournaments Of 2018-19Vidarbha C A

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Note: CA means Cricket Association
Dilip Sardesai award: It is conferred on both the highest wicket-taker and highest run-getter in Test cricket.
Col. CK. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award conferred to India cricketers for their contribution to Indian cricket.while BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award given by BCCI to cricketers,who are finest on-field performances.

About BCCI:
Founded– 1928
Headquarter– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chief Executive Officer– Rahul Johri