BCCI Naman Awards 2025: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) celebrated outstanding achievements in Indian cricket at the Naman Awards in Mumbai on Saturday.
BCCI Naman Awards 2025: Honoring Cricket Legends and Rising Stars
A special evening moment was when the Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Sachin Tendulkar, India’s cricket legend. The award recognized his incredible 24-year international career, during which he achieved personal milestones and brought national glory. The award honored not just his skills as a cricketer, but his role in making Indian cricket a global force.
BCCI Naman Awards 2025: Jasprit Bumrah Claims Third Polly Umrigar Award
Jasprit Bumrah has won the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) for the third time. He earned the award for his outstanding performances in 2024. Bumrah ranked No.1 in ICC Test rankings, took 71 wickets in 13 Tests, the most by any bowler last year.
He was also named Player of the Tournament at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where he took 15 wickets at an incredible average of 8.26 and an economy rate of 4.17, helping India win the tournament.
Smriti Mandhana Named Best International Cricketer (Women)
Smriti Mandhana won the Best International Cricketer (Women) award after scoring centuries in ODIs and Test cricket, finishing 2024 with 747 ODI runs.
The Mumbai Cricket Association was recognized for winning a record 42nd Ranji Trophy and other domestic titles.
After announcing his retirement, Ravichandran Ashwin received a special BCCI Award for his outstanding international career.
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy:
- Best Junior Domestic Woman Cricketer of 2023-24 – Ishwari Awasare
- Best Senior Domestic Woman Cricketer in One-Day Format of 2023-24 – Priya Mishra
- Highest Wicket-Taker in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2023-24 – Hemchudeshan Jeganathan
- Highest Run Scorer in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2023-24 – Lakshya Raichandani
M A Chidambaram Trophy:
- Highest Wicket-Taker in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2023-24 – Vishnu Bhardwaj
- Highest Run Scorer in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2023-24 – Kavya Teotia
- Highest Wicket-Taker in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy (Plate Group) 2023-24 – Neizekho Rupreo
- Highest Wicket-Taker in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy (Elite Group) 2023-24 – P Vidyuth
- Highest Run Scorer in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy (Plate Group) 2023-24 – Hem Chetri
- Highest Run Scorer in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy (Elite Group) 2023-24 – Aneesh KV
Madhavrao Scindia Award:
- Highest Wicket-Taker in the Ranji Trophy (Plate Group) 2023-24 – Tanay Thyagarajan
- Highest Wicket-Taker in the Ranji Trophy (Elite Group) 2023-24 – R Sai Kishore
- Highest Run Scorer in the Ranji Trophy (Plate Group) 2023-24 – Agni Chopra
- Highest Run Scorer in the Ranji Trophy (Elite Group) 2023-24 – Ricky Bhui
Lala Amarnath Award:
- Best All-Rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions 2023-24 – Shashank Singh
- Best All-Rounder in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 – Tanush Kotian
Other Notable Awards:
- Best Umpire in Domestic Cricket 2023-24 – Akshay Totre
- Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments 2023-24 – Mumbai Cricket Association
International Awards (Women):
- Highest Wicket-Taker in One-Day Internationals (Women) 2023-24 – Deepti Sharma
- Highest Run Scorer in One-Day Internationals (Women) 2023-24 – Smriti Mandhana
- Best International Debut (Women) – Asha Sobhana
- Best International Cricketer (Women) – Smriti Mandhana
International Awards (Men):
- Best International Debut (Men) – Sarfaraz Khan
- Best International Cricketer (Men) – Jasprit Bumrah
- BCCI Special Award Shield – Ravichandran Ashwin
Lifetime Achievement:
- Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Sachin Tendulkar
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