Question: Who has been honoured with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at 2014-2015 BCCI Annual awards ceremony in Mumbai for his contribution to Indian cricket?
(a) Syed Kirmani
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Jalaj Saxena
(d) Robin Uthappa
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 5 January 2016 presented the ninth BCCI Awards 2014-15 at a ceremony held in Mumbai.
- Former India wicketkeeper and middle order batsman Syed Kirmani was honoured with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in Mumbai (Maharashtra) for his contribution to Indian cricket.
- Col CK Nayudy Life time award consists of an amount of Rs 25 lakh, a citation and memento/trophy.
- India’s Test captain Virat Kohli was awarded with the Polly Umrigar Trophy and 5 lakh rupees for Cricketer of the Year.
Other Recipients of 2014-15 BCCI Awards are:
- Lala Amarnath Award:
- Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh).
- Best all-rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions: Deepak Hooda (Baroda).
- Madhavrao Scindia Award:
- Highest Scorer in Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa (Karnataka) (11 matches and 912 runs).
- Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy: R Vinaykumar (Karnataka) and Shardul Thakur(Mumbai).
- Chidambaram Trophy:
- Best Under-23 Cricketer: Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh).
- Best Under-19 Cricketer: Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab).
- Best Under-16 Cricketer: Shubman Gill (Punjab).
- Best Woman Cricketer (Sr): Mithali Raj (Indian Railways).
- Best Woman Cricketer (Jr): Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra).
- Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket: O Nandan
- Best Overall Performance: Karnataka State Cricket Association.
Reference:
http://www.bcci.tv/news/2015/bcci-news/12411/bcci-annual-awards-2014-15
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-awards-given-away/article8069528.ece