Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj and Roger Binny to be honoured with BCCI’s top award

Dravid will be felicitated at the Naman Awards. (PC: ICC)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that Rahul Dravid and Roger Binny will be honoured with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mithali Raj will receive the corresponding award for women for “her extraordinary contribution to the growth and global stature of women’s cricket in India” at the Naman Awards, which will be held in Delhi on 15 March.

All three — Dravid, Binny and Mithali — have been major contributors to Indian cricket in various capacities, which is why they will receive the BCCI’s highest honour. One of the best batters to have played the game, Dravid scored over 24,000 international runs while also leading the side to a memorable win in England in 2007. At the National Cricket Academy, he served as head and performed the role of administrator effectively. He coached the India U19 men’s team, the India A men’s team and the senior team, guiding them to two finals in 2023 and a World Cup in 2024.

Binny, a former World Cup winner, took the most wickets for India in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. As head coach, India attained glory under his guidance in 2000. The Karnataka-based cricketer also served as a selector and, more recently, as President of the BCCI.

Mithali has been a pioneer of women’s cricket in India. The former India captain was the first woman cricketer to breach the 10,000-run mark. She captained India for more than a decade, nurtured many talents and led the team to two finals.

Full list of winners:

CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Rahul Dravid
CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Roger Binny
CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award (Women) – Mithali Raj

Polly Umrigar Award – Best International Cricketer (Men), 2024–25 – Shubman Gill

Best International Cricketer (Women), 2024–25 – Smriti Mandhana

Highest Run-getter in Women’s One Day Internationals, 2024–25 – Smriti Mandhana

Highest Wicket-taker in Women’s One Day Internationals, 2024–25 – Deepti Sharma

Best International Debut (Men), 2024–25 – Harshit Rana

Best International Debut (Women), 2024–25 – N Sree Charani

Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments, 2024–25 – Mumbai Cricket Association

Best Umpire in Domestic Cricket, 2023–24 – Ulhas Gandhe

Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest Wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha)

Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest Wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Suchith J (Nagaland)

Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest Run-getter in the Ranji Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Yash Rathod

(Vidarbha)
Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest Run-getter in the Ranji Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Snehal Kauthankar (Goa)

Lala Amarnath Award for the Best All-rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions, 2024–25 – Ayush Mhatre (Mumbai)

Lala Amarnath Award for the Best All-rounder in the Ranji Trophy, 2024–25 – Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha)

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Best Woman Cricketer (Junior Domestic), 2024–25 – Ira Jadhav (Mumbai)
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Best Woman Cricketer (Senior Domestic), 2024–25 – Shafali Verma (Haryana)

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (Madhya Pradesh)

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Kishan Sarkar (Tripura)

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Shanthanu Singh (Uttar Pradesh)

Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U16) Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Pritam Raj (Bihar)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Hemchudeshan J (Tamil Nadu)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Arkajit Roy (Tripura)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Nitya J Pandya (Baroda)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U19) Cooch Behar Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Ragavan Ramamoorthy (Pondicherry)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U23) C. K. Nayudu Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Vicky Ostwal (Maharashtra)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Wicket-taker in (U23) C. K. Nayudu Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – Dipjyoti Saikia (Assam)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U23) C. K. Nayudu Trophy 2024–25 – Elite Group – Macneil H N (Karnataka)

M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest Run-getter in (U23) C. K. Nayudu Trophy 2024–25 – Plate Group – R Jashwanth Shreeram (Pondicherry)

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