BENGALURU: India captain Virat Kohli is all set to be conferred with the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for his exceptional performances in international cricket during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, at the BCCI Awards (Naman) to be held here on Tuesday, June 12.
The awards are known to recognize and honour the top domestic and international cricketers across all age groups.
When it comes to the women’s category, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will be named the best international women’s cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons respectively.
In a new addition, the BCCI will be naming an award after the late veteran cricket administrator, Jagmohan Dalmiya for the top run-scorer and wicket-taker respectively in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy and to the Best Junior and Senior Cricketer in women’s cricket.
The BCCI has also raised prize money for nine categories by Rs 100,000 and the revised prize money is Rs 150,000.
The Cricket Association of Bengal has been named the best State Association owing to their consistent performances in the BCCI domestic tournaments for the 2016-17 season while the Delhi and District Cricket Association gets the prize for the 2017-18 season.
