Polly Umrigar Award Explained

Year:2006-07
Year2:2022-23
Most Awards:Virat Kohli (5)
Country:India
Presenter:Board of Control for Cricket in India

The Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year is one of the BCCI Awards, awarded to Indian cricketers for outstanding performance in international cricket.

History

The award was instituted in 2007, with Sachin Tendulkar being the first recipient.

Award

The award includes a trophy, citation, and cash prize of 15 lakh.

List of recipients

!Year!Recipient!References
2006-07
2007-08Virender Sehwag[1]
2008-09Gautam Gambhir[2]
2009-10Sachin Tendulkar[3]
2010-11Rahul Dravid[4] [5]
2011-12Virat Kohli
2012-13Ravichandran Ashwin[6]
2013-14[7]
2014-15Virat Kohli
2015-16
2016-17[8]
2017-18[9]
2018-19Jasprit Bumrah[10]
2019-20Mohammed Shami[11]
2020-21Ravichandran Ashwin
2021-22Jasprit Bumrah
2022-23Shubman Gill

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sehwag to get Polly Umrigar award. 2009-02-08. News18. en. 2020-02-11.
  2. News: Gambhir named India's cricketer for 2008-09 season. 2009-12-06. Reuters. 2020-02-11. en.
  3. News: Sachin Tendulkar to get Polly Umrigar Trophy in BCCI awards. 2011-05-14. The Economic Times. 2020-02-11.
  4. News: Dravid to get Polly Umrigar award. 2011-11-24. The Hindu. 2020-02-11. PTI. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: Dravid to get 'Polly Umrigar' Trophy in BCCI Awards. 2011-11-23. Hindustan Times. en. 2020-02-11.
  6. News: Poly Umrigar award for Ashwin. 2013-12-26. The Hindu. 2020-02-11. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  7. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to get Polly Umrigar award for best cricketer. IANS . November 24, 2014 . India Today. en. 2020-02-11.
  8. Web site: Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin bag Polly Umrigar, Dilip Sardesai awards. 2017-03-01. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2020-02-11.
  9. Web site: Virat Kohli to receive Polly Umrigar award, Harmanpreet Kaur to be honoured. 2018-06-07. Hindustan Times. en. 2020-02-11.
  10. Web site: Jasprit Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards at BCCI annual function - Times of India. The Times of India. 2020-02-11.
  11. Web site: Gill, Deepti win BCCI's Polly Umrigar award . 2024-01-24 . www.cricbuzz.com . en.

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