Tendulkar, Dravid and Gambhir to get BCCI awards

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid will receive special mementos, while Gautam Gambhir will be rewarded for an exceptional year in international cricket at the annual BCCI Awards Ceremony here on December 6.

While Tendulkar will be honoured for completing 20 years in international cricket, Dravid would be felicitated for creating a world record in the number of catches held in Tests on at the Cricket Club of India here BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan announced today.

Opener Gambhir, who is continuing his terrific form from last year in the current Test rubber against Sri Lanka, will receive the Polly Umrigar Award and Rs five lakh for being India's best international cricketer of the year. The Delhi left-hander scored 1269 runs (including five hundreds) from eight Tests at an average of 84.6 per innings.

Gambhir's most memorable efforts were 206 against Australia at Delhi and 137 against New Zealand at Napier. He also scored 670 runs from 21 ODIs, and 177 runs from eight Tewnty20 Internationals during this phase.

The prestigious CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award would be conferred on Mohinder Amarnath, a key member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team. The board would also recognise the achievements of left arm spinner Rajinder Goel and Amarjeet Kaypee and the Mumbai squad in the first 75 years of Ranji Trophy.