Question: On March 8, 2017, who among the following has been awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award for women’s player from BCCI ?
(A) Sharmila Chakraborti
(B) Shobha Pandit
(C) Shantha Rangaswamy
(D) Jyotsna Patel
Answer- (c)
Related facts:
- Annual prizes of the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) for year 2015-16 has been distributed in Bangalore. (March 8, 2017)
- Former Indian cricketers Rajinder Goyal and Padmakar Shivalkar have been conferred the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
- The BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award, created for the first time, has been awarded to India’s first Test captain Shantha Rangaswamy.
- BCCI Special Award has been awarded to V.V. Kumar and Ramakant Desai (posthumous) .
- Ravichandran Ashwin is selected for Dilip Sardesai Award.
- Virat Kohli has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Indian Cricketer (2015-16).
- Other distributed awards are as follows:
- Lala Amarnath Award-
- For the best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy – Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh)
- For the best all-rounder’s in domestic limited overs competition – Axar Patel (Gujarat)
- Madhavrao Scindia Award-
- For highest score in Ranji Trophy – Shreyash S. Iyer (Mumbai)
- For highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy – Shahbaz Nadeem (Jharkhand)
- M.A. Chidambaram Trophy-
- For highest score in (U-23) Col. C.k. Nayudu Trophy – Jai G. Bista (Mumbai)
- For the highest wicket-taker in (U-23) Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy – Satyajeet Bachhav (Maharashtra)
- NKP Salve Award-
- For the highest score in (U-19) Cooch Behar Trophy – Arman Jaffer (Mumbai)
- For the highest wicket-taker in (U-19) Cooch Behar Trophy – Ninad Rathva (Baroda)
- Raj Singh Dungarpur Award-
- For the highest score in (U-16) Vijay Merchant Trophy – Abhishek Sharma (Punjab)
- For the highest wicket-taker in (U-16) Vijay Merchant Trophy – Abhishek Sharma (Punjab)
- Jagmohan Dalmiya Award-
- Best Women Cricketer (Senior) – Mithali Raj (Railways)
- Best Women Cricketer (Junior) – Deepti Sharma (Uttar Pradesh)
- Best Umpire in domestic cricket – Nitin Menon
- Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments – Mumbai Cricket Association