Ravichandran Ashwin won Polly Umrigar Award for 2012-13
Sports Current Affairs December 2013
>> Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
will receive the Polly Umrigar Award from the BCCI for being India's best
international cricketer of the year 2012-13.
>> India's best performers in the
senior and the junior level cricket in a period of 12 months from 1 October
2012 to 30 September 2013, will be honoured at the BCCI's annual Awards
ceremony, to be held in Mumbai on January 11.
>> Ashwin took 43 wickets, including
four five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul in a match. He also scored 263
runs, including two fifties, from eight Tests. In ODIs, he took 24 wickets from
18 matches and three wickets from four T20 Internationals during the period.
>> Polly Umrigar Award comprises a
trophy and a cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs. The award has been won in previous years
by Sachin Tendulkar (2006-07 and 2009-10), Virender Sehwag (2007-08), Gautam
Gambhir (2008-09), Rahul Dravid (2010-11) and Virat Kohli (2011-12).
>> Abhishek Nayar will receive the
Lala Amarnath Award, for being the best all-rounder in the 2012-13 edition of
the Ranji Trophy.
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