The CEAT Cricket Ranking Awards 2024 was held in Mumbai on Wednesday (August 21), celebrating the outstanding achievements of cricketers over the past year.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma CEAT Men’s International Cricketer of the Year Deepti Sharma CEAT Women received accolades as Bowler of the Year in India.
A perfect year for Rohit Sharma
An exceptional performance by Rohit Sharma ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024Where he led India to victory, he was instrumental in his receiving this prestigious award. Expressing his gratitude, Rohit described the recognition as a humbling experience that motivated him to further push his limits on the field. Under his captaincy, India won their second T20 World Cup title and ended an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy.
Other notable winners
Virat Kohli He was named the Men’s ODI Batsman of the Year after scoring a remarkable 765 runs in the 2023 ODI World Cup in which India finished second.
Muhammad Shami won the Men’s ODI Bowler of the Year title, topping the wicket-taking charts with an impressive average of 24 wickets in the same tournament.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was named the Men’s Test Batsman of the Year earlier this year after scoring over 712 in the five-Test series against England. Ravichandran Ashwin He became the second fastest bowler to reach 500 Test wickets.
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In the women’s category, Smriti Mandhana and was chosen as the Female Drummer of the Year in India Deepti Sharma underlining her significant contributions to the national team, she received the Women’s Bowler of the Year award in India.
Special awards
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to cricket as both a player and a coach. In addition, BCCI secretary Jay Shah Awarded the Excellence in Sports Management Award.
Complete list of CEAT Cricket Ranking Awards
- Men’s International Cricketer of the Year: Rohit Sharma
- Men’s Test of the Year: Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Men’s Test Bowler of the Year: Ravichandran Ashwin
- Men’s ODI Batsman of the Year: Virat Kohli
- Men’s ODI Bowler of the Year: Muhammad Shami
- Men’s T20I Batsman of the Year: Phil Salt
- Men’s T20I Bowler of the Year: Tim Southee
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Rahul Dravid
- Most matches as captain in Women’s T20I history: Harmanpreet Kaur
- Women’s Best of the Year in India: Smriti Mandhana
- Indian Women’s Bowler of the Year: Deepti Sharma
- Fastest Two Centuries in a Women’s Test: Shafali Verma
- Outstanding Leadership Award in T20 League: Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knights)
- Domestic Cricketer of the Year: R Sai Kishore
- Award for Excellence in Sports Management: Jay Shah
