BCCI Naman Awards 2026 crown Gill, Mandhana as top international cricketers

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Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were named the Best International Cricketer of Men's (Polly Umrigar) and Women respectively at Sunday evening BCCI Naman Awards 2026 for their outstanding performances in past season, while Roger Binny along with Rahul Dravid received Col. C.K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award; Gill won second time as best international cricketers award whereas Mandhana made history by winning fifth honor from Indian cricket board this year after being named top batters of 18:36 on March fifteenth in Thehindu news report and complete list was published at abplive.com.

Key Points

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Smriti Mandhana won her fifth BCCI award, becoming a record holder for Indian women in this category.
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Shubman Gill secured the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award as Best International Men's Cricketer of the Year at the Naman Awards 2026.
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Both players were recognized based on their outstanding performances during the 24-25 cricket season, while Roger Binny and Rahul Dravid received lifetime achievement honors.

Developments

Mar 15 Smriti Mandhana won her fifth BCCI award at the Naman Awards ceremony held on Sunday (March 20, or March 36 in some contexts) to become a record holder for Indian women.

Mar 15 Shubman Gill won his second Cricketer of the Year award at BCCI's Naman Awards ceremony held on Sunday (March 20, or March 36 in some contexts).

Mandhana, Gill win top BCCI awards

Thehindu 1d ago

Smriti Mandhana and Shubman Gill were named the Best International Cricketers (Women's and Men's) at BCCI Naman Awards on Sunday. Both players received accolades for their outstanding performances in 2024–25, with specific records including a record-breaking ODI century by Mandhana this year to surpass Virat Kohli as India's fastest batter ever

BCCI Naman Awards 2026: Complete List Of Winners

News.abplive.com 1d ago

The BCCI Naman Awards ceremony honored Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid, and Mithali Raj with the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for their significant contributions to Indian cricket. Shubman Gill was awarded the Polly Umrigar Best Men's International Cricketer award while Smriti Mandhana won her fifth consecutive title in women's international cricketers category.

Shubman bags Polly Umrigar Award, Smriti Mandhana makes history with fifth BCCI honour

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com TOI SPORTS DESK 1d ago

BCCI awards: Shubman Gill, Smriti Mandhana named Best International Cricketers

Publish.tribuneindia.com PTI 1d ago

Naman Awards 2026: BCCI rewards Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana with Cricketer of the Year awards

Indiatoday.in 1d ago

At the Naman Awards on March 15 in New Delhi, Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were honored as BCCI Cricketer of the Year for their performances throughout late-2024 to early-mid-2026. The text notes that while both players received awards recognizing a stellar period including India's Champions Trophy victory in mid-late 2025, Gill was left out of squad selections leading into T20 World Cup events during the start-of-year phase before his recognition at this event on March