The BCCI Naman Awards 2025 took place on Saturday in Mumbai to honor the finest Indian cricketers (men’s and women’s) in the international and domestic levels. A total of 26 players were felicitated for their impressive performances in the past year (2023-24).
The evening saw the participation of BCCI’s top brass, current cricketers and former players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri. Notably, the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning squad, including Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and a few others received special gifts from the board.
Jasprit Bumrah won the coveted Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) for the third time in his career. Bumrah emerged as the finest bowler in the 2024 T20 World Cup with 15 wickets in seven games and played a key role in the side’s title victory.
Smriti Mandhana received the Best International Cricketer Award (Women) for the fourth time. The southpaw delivered consistent performances throughout the assessment period, while producing her career-best Test score of 149 against South Africa.
Sachin Tendulkar was a recipient of the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The legendary batter amassed over 34,000 runs across all formats, with the help of 100 centuries and 164 fifties.
Ravichandran Ashwin received the BCCI Special Award for his contributions to Indian cricket. The right-arm spinner recently announced retirement from international cricket, ending with 765 wickets and over 4,000 runs across all formats.
Check out the list of all 26 awards:
1. Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Best Woman Cricketer (Jr. Domestic) of 2023-24 [Medal] – Ishwari Awasare
2. Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Best Woman Cricketer (Sr. Domestic) of 2023-24 (Senior Women’s One-Day) [Medal] – Priya Mishra
3. Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest wicket-taker (Under-16) in Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2023-24 [Medal] – Hemchudeshan Jagannathan
4. Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy: Highest run-getter (U-16) in Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2023-24 [Medal] – Lakshya Raichandani
5. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest wicket-taker (U-19) in Cooch Behar Trophy in 2023-24 [Medal] – Vishnu Bhardwaj
6. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest run-getter (U-19) in Cooch Behar Trophy in 2023-24 [Medal] – Kavya Teotia
7. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest wicket-taker (U-23) in Col. CK Nayudu Trophy in 2023-24 – Plate Group [Medal] – Neizekho Rupreo
8. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest wicket-taker (U-23) in Col. CK Nayudu Trophy in 2023-24 – Elite Group [Medal] – P. Vidyuth
9. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest run-getter (U-23) in Col. CK Nayudu Trophy in 2023-24 – Plate Group [Medal] – Hem Chetri
10. M. A. Chidambaram Trophy: Highest run-getter (U-23) in Col. CK Nayudu Trophy in 2023-24 – Elite Group [Medal] – Aneesh KV
11. Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy in 2023-24 – Plate Group [Medal] – Mohit Jangra
12. Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy in 2023-24 – Elite Group [Medal] – Tanay Thyagarajan
13. Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy in 2023-24 – Plate Group [Medal] – Agni Chopra
14. Madhavrao Scindia Award: Highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy in 2023-24 – Elite Group [Medal] – Ricky Bhui
15. Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in domestic limited-overs competitions, 2023-24 [Medal] – Shashank Singh
16. Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy 2023-24 [Medal] – Tanush Kotian
17. Best umpire in domestic cricket, 2023-24 [Trophy] – Akshay Totre
18. Best performance in BCCI domestic tournaments for events in 2023-24 [Trophy] – Mumbai Cricket Association
19. Most wickets in ODIs 2023-24 – Women [Medal] – Deepti Sharma
20. Highest run-getter in ODIs 2023-24 – Women [Medal] – Smriti Mandhana
21. Best international debut – Women [Trophy] – Asha Sobhana
22. Best international debut – Men [Trophy] – Sarfaraz Khan
23. Best international cricketer – Women [Trophy] – Smriti Mandhana
24. Polly Umrigar Award: Best international cricketer – Men [Trophy] – Jasprit Bumrah
25. BCCI Special Award [Shield] – Ravichandran Ashwin
26. Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award [Shield] – Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar’s message to youngsters at BCCI Naman Awards 2025
After Sachin Tendulkar received the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, he was asked by Harsha Bhogle on the message he wants to convey to the talented young cricketers from India. Tendulkar responded by saying that the youngsters should value the game and maintain their work ethic to continue exceling in their craft. He said:
“I should not be giving you advice and saying ‘stay focused’ or whatever, but there’ll be distractions. Don’t let them disrupt your career. Value everything that we have and look after your game. We all have managed; we did not have anything. It is important to value when we have everything and behave in the appropriate manner to take the game forward and the country’s name (forward).”
“Like I said, you all are current cricketers; there is plenty of cricket left in you. Just go out, give your best, and make the most of this opportunity, because you only realise once you’ve stopped playing cricket, where you were a few years ago. So, all the very best to you,” Sachin Tendulkar added.