Dravid, Binny, Mithali to receiving Lifetime Achievement Award from BCCI
On March 15, Rahul Dravid and Roger Binny will be honoured with the BCCI’s Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in Delhi for their “outstanding service to Indian cricket”. Mithali Raj will receive the same for “her extraordinary contribution to the growth and global stature of women’s cricket in India”. Shubman Gill will receive the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (men) for the 2024-25 season for the second time while Smriti Mandhana will receive the Best International Cricketer (women) award for the fifth time in her career.
All five Indian ICC trophy-winning sides will be felicitated as the BCCI recognized the year as “an extraordinary period of success for Indian cricket on the global stage”. The senior men’s teams that won the Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026, the senior women’s team that won the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, the men’s Under-19 team that won the World Cup in 2026 and the women’s Under-19 team that won the World Cup in 2025 will be facilitated for their achievements.
A demerit point for Salman Agha for breaching ICC’s code of conduct
Salman Agha, the Pakistan batter has been handed a demerit point for breaching the ICC’s code of conduct during the second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Friday. In the 39th over of the Pakistan innings, Agha threw his gloves and helmet on the ground following an unusual run-out. While he reacted furiously, Agha later spoke about it in the press conference calling for “sportsman spirit” and saying he would have done things “differently”.
Agha was found to have breached Article 2.2, that mentions about “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match”. Agha reportedly admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Neeyamur Rashid Rahul.
I hope this is just the start: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma hailed the men’s and women’s teams for their recent successes. While the men’s team won their third and second consecutive T20 World Cup, the women’s team won their maiden ODI World Cup four months ago. Speaking of the same, Rohit said in Mumbai,
“International cricketers – men’s and women’s – they work really, really hard to achieve what they have achieved. Of course, it’s not just the players who perform on the field but there’s so many people behind the scenes as well who put in so much hard work into that success. So a lot of people and personnel to give credit to.”
He added, “I feel very, very happy and proud to see what we’ve been seeing for the last couple of years now to come out with flying colours and achieve what we have achieved, not just men’s team but also women’s team to win that World Cup in Mumbai was fantastic to watch. And recently now what the men’s team did to win the T20 World Cup, what they did was phenomenal. And I hope this is just the start, there’s no looking back from here because once you get the momentum – and we often talk about momentum in cricket – both men’s and women’s teams have, all I hope is that we carry this momentum.”
