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Tendulkar, Dravid to receive BCCI awards

December 15, 2007 20:19 IST

Champion batsmen Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] and Rahul Dravid [ Images ], ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble [ Images ] and former Test captain Nari Contractor will be felicitated in Mumbai [ Images ] on Sunday at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's annual awards function.

Contractor will receive the "Lifetime Achievement Award", carrying a cheque for Rs 15 lakh, the C K Nayudu Trophy and a citation, Tendulkar is to receive two awards while Dravid and Kumble one each, a BCCI release said on Saturday.

 Tendulkar will get the Polly Umrigar Award for outstanding performance in international matches in the 2006-07 season, carrying Rs five lakh prize and a trophy, as well as a special trophy for reaching personal milestones of 11,000 and 15,000 runs in Tests and ODIs.

Dravid will receive a special trophy for completing 10,000 runs in ODIs while Kumble will be felicitated and awarded a trophy for being appointed as the captain of the Indian Test team and for completing 550 wickets in Tests.

Young Karnataka [ Images ] batsman Robin Uthappa [ Images ] and lanky Bengal pacer Ranadeb Bose would each get Rs one lakh and the Madhavrao Scindia [ Images ] Award for scoring the highest number of runs and taking the highest number of wickets respectively in the 2006-07 domestic season.

Mumbai Cricket Association will receive a trophy for the overall best performance in the 2006-07 domestic season while woman cricketer Jhulan Goswami [ Images ] would receive a cheque for Rs one lakh and a trophy for becoming the ICC [ Images ] Women's Cricketer of the Year 2007.

The other award winners: 

Anju Jain and Anjum Chopra [ Images ] - Arjuna awardees in women's cricket for 2006 and 2007 respectively will get a trophy each.

Mandeep Singh (Punjab [ Images ]) - M A Chidambaram Trophy and Rs 50,000 as the best under-15 cricketer and Rs 50,000.

K Ajay Rana (Himachal Pradesh [ Images ]) - Chidambaram Trophy and Rs 50,000 as the best under-17 cricketer.

Ajinkya Rahane [ Images ] (Mumbai) - Chidambaram Trophy and Rs 50,000 as the best under-19 cricketer.

A S Bali (Delhi [ Images ]) - Chidambaram Trophy and Rs 50,000 as best under-22 cricketer.

Jaya Sharma - Chidambaram Trophy and Rs 50,000 as the best women's cricketer.

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