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BCCI Naman Awards 2026 Celebrate Indian Cricket's Historic Success

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia congratulated all winners of the BCCI Naman Awards 2026, held in New Delhi. The ceremony honoured legends like Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny, and Mithali Raj with lifetime achievement awards. Current stars Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were also recognised for their outstanding performances. The event also celebrated five recent ICC title wins by various Indian cricket teams, marking a historic period for the sport in the country.

Key Points: BCCI Naman Awards 2026 Winners & Honours Announced

  • CK Nayudu Award to Binny & Dravid
  • Mithali Raj gets Women's Lifetime Award
  • Shubman Gill wins Polly Umrigar Award
  • Smriti Mandhana is Best Int'l Cricketer
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Secretary Devajit Saikia congratulates all winners of BCCI Naman Awards, wishes them more success

BCCI Secretary congratulates winners of Naman Awards 2026. Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, Shubman Gill, and Smriti Mandhana among top honourees.

"Your performances, commitment, and passion continue to raise the bar for Indian cricket - Devajit Saikia"

New Delhi, March 16

Devajit Saikia, secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Monday congratulated all the winners of the BCCI Naman Awards and wished more success to all the awardees feted at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi.

"Congratulations to all the winners of the BCCI Naman Awards. Your performances, commitment, and passion continue to raise the bar for Indian cricket and inspire millions. Wishing all the awardees more success to carry Indian cricket to even greater heights," Devajit LON Saikia wrote in a post on X on Monday.

"Celebrated the success & glory of Indian Cricket last evening," the BCCI secretary wrote in his post that was accompanied by photographs of the ceremony.

The BCCI celebrated outstanding achievements across Indian cricket at the BCCI Naman Awards 2026, recognising excellence in international, domestic, and age-group cricket while honouring individuals who have made lasting contributions to the sport in India.

Former India greats Roger Binny and Rahul Dravid received the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for their long-standing service to Indian cricket, while former India women's captain Mithali Raj was honoured with the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in recognition of her immense role in elevating women's cricket in the country.

Among other award winners were India's Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, who received the Polly Umrigar Award for the 2024-25 season, while Smriti Mandhana was honoured with the Best International Cricketer (Women) award for the fifth time.

Indian women's opener Shafali Verma and the recent U-19 World Cup-winning captain Ayush Mhatre received awards for their standout performances during the 2024-25 domestic season. The Mumbai Cricket Association was recognised for the best performance in BCCI domestic tournaments.

A major highlight of the ceremony was the recognition of five Indian teams that recently won ICC titles, including victories in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, and the men's and women's ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup events, spotlighting a historic period of success for Indian cricket.

- IANS

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Priya S
So happy for Mithali Raj! She truly deserves the lifetime achievement award. Her contribution to women's cricket is immeasurable. Glad to see women's cricket getting its due recognition alongside the men's game.
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Aman W
Congratulations to all winners! But I have a small suggestion for BCCI - maybe next time, stream the ceremony live for fans? We would love to see our heroes being honoured in real-time.
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Sarah B
The list of ICC titles mentioned is incredible! Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup, Women's World Cup... Indian cricket is truly dominating world cricket across formats. A golden era!
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Karthik V
Well deserved awards for everyone. Shubman Gill as the Polly Umrigar award winner is perfect. His consistency has been phenomenal. Also, great to see domestic and age-group cricket being highlighted. The foundation is strong.
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Nisha Z
As a cricket fan from Mumbai, proud to see MCA getting recognition! And Ayush Mhatre from the U-19 team – these young players are our future. Events like these motivate the next generation. More power to BCCI for organising this.

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