Sunday, January 3, 2016

BCCI Annual Awards

The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).The awards were first given in 2006–07.

Recipients of 2014-15 BCCI Awards:


C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani. 
Polly Umrigar Award: Virat Kohli. 
Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh). Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions: Deepak Hooda (Baroda). 
Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Scorer in Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa (Karnataka). Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy: R Vinaykumar (Karnataka). 
Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy: Shardul Thakur (Mumbai).
A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-23 Cricketer: Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh).
A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-19 Cricketer: Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab).
A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-16 Cricketer: Shubman Gill (Punjab).
A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Sr): Mithali Raj (Indian Railways).
A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Jr): Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra).
Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket: O Nandan 
Best Overall Performance: Karnataka State Cricket Association

National Weightlifting Championship 2015

Rakhi Haldar won the gold medal in the 69kg category while Kavita Devi clinched the top position in the 75kg category at the National Weightlifting Championship.Lalchhanhimi bagged the silver with a total lift of 210kg (92+118), while Rajwant Kaur finished with a bronze with an overall effort of 201kg (91+110).In Women's 75kg, Kavita Devi lifted 95kg in snatch and 122kg in clean and jerk for a total of 217kg to clinch the yellow metal.Sushila Panwar and Daljit Kaur claimed the second and third positions with lifts of 213kg (98+115) and 198kg (89+109).V A Christopher won the gold medal in Men's 105kg with an overall lift of 329kg (145+184),Laljit Singh accumulated 317kg (141+176) to settle for silver. Rashpal Singh, who also came up with a total lift of 317kg (135+182), had to be satisfied with a bronze.

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