Indian captain Shubman Gill has won the best cricketer award of the year at the BCCI Naman Awards event. In women’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana once again received this award. The event took place in New Delhi.
In the award show, the achievements of the Indian team were also recognized as they are currently champions in 5 different ICC tournaments. Let’s explore the achievements of these players and other key awards of the year in today’s Spin24Star story.
2nd BCCI Award to Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill had a fantastic cricket year. In the Test matches, he performed superbly and was the top scorer of 2025. He scored 983 runs with an average of 70.21. In ODI cricket, the player also performed well and contributed to India’s Champions Trophy victory.
This was the second time that the player received this award. Earlier, he got the same award for the 2022-23 season. Here is the list of players who have won this award the most times:
- Virat Kohli – 5
- Jasprit Bumrah – 3
- Shubman Gill – 2
- Sachin Tendulkar – 2
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 2
Smriti Mandhana Creates History with 5th BCCI Award
In women’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana received the BCCI award of the year. This is the 5th time she has gotten this award, which shows her consistent performance in women’s cricket. She made a total of 1703 runs in 2025. The player also contributed significantly to India’s success in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.
Full List of BCCI Award Winners Across Categories
Apart from Smriti and Shubman, there are other key players who received different awards during the event.
CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
This year, the award has been given to three cricketers.
1. Roger Binny
Binny got the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to Indian cricket. He was part of India’s first World Cup-winning champion team in 1983. In this tournament, he took 18 wickets and helped India to lift the first cup.
2. Rahul Dravid
The wall of cricket has gotten the lifetime achievement award for its contribution to the Indian cricket team. He stood at the crease many times in difficult situations and led India to victory. Here are his major contributions to the team:
- Test Runs – 13,288
- ODI Runs – 10,889
- T20 World Cup-Winning Coach of the Indian Team
3. Mithali Raj
Among women, Mithali Raj got the lifetime achievement award. With her game, she gave a new shape to women’s cricket. In ODI cricket, the player has scored 7805 runs, which is the most in the world. She served the country for 23 years. She also led India to two World Cup finals under her captaincy.
International Debut Award:
In the men’s category, the pace bowler Harshit Rana got this award. Since his debut, the player has taken 39 wickets in 25 matches across formats. Spinner N. Sri Charani got the award for best international debut in women’s cricket.
Men’s Domestic Cricket Awards
The captain of the 19 World Cup-winning team, Ayush Mhatre, got the best all-rounder award in white-ball cricket. Harsh Dubey got an award for best all-rounder in Ranji.
Award for Women’s Domestic
The striking opener of the Indian team, Shafali Verma, got the award for senior domestic one-day. Ira Jadhav, who had a brilliant season last year, got the best women’s cricketer award domestically.
BCCI Felicitates Members of All Trophy Winning Teams
Last year was great for the Indian team. They won multiple ICC trophies. Currently, India has won
- T20 World Cup 2024 & 2026
- Champions Trophy 2025
- Women’s ODI World Cup 2025
- Men’s Under 19 ODI World Cup 2025-26
- Men’s Asia Cup 2025
These achievements of the Indian team were acknowledged and awarded at the event. The management called the members of each team to complete this.
Wrap Up:
The BCCI awards have been announced in Delhi, where Indian team captain Shubman Gill received his 2nd Polly Umrigar award. In the women’s team, Smithi Mandhana became the BCCI cricketer of the year. Apart from these, Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid, and Mithali Raj got the lifetime achievement award.
Harshit Rana and Shree Charani also got the awards for best international debut. The event wrapped up with honoring the Indian cricket teams representing at different levels. For more such cricket news, do follow Spin24Star.
FAQs:
- 1: Who got the top award in the men’s category?
Ans: Shubman Gill won the Best Cricketer of the Year. The second time, he got this award.
- 2: How many times has Smriti Mandhana won the BCCI award?
Ans: 5 times. She made 1703 runs in 2025 and helped India win the World Cup.
- 3: Who got the lifetime achievement award?
Ans: Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, and Roger Binny got the lifetime achievement award.
- 4: Where did the event take place?
Ans: It happened in Delhi near the airport.
