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BCCI Naman Awards 2026
BCCI Naman Awards 2026
The BCCI Naman Awards 2026, held on March 15, 2026, in New Delhi, was a landmark celebration of India's "Golden Era" in cricket. The ceremony was particularly significant as it felicitated all five ICC trophy-winning Indian teams from the past year, alongside honoring individual brilliance across domestic and international levels.
Major International Honours
The top individual honors for the 2024–25 season recognized the dominant forms of Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana.
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Polly Umrigar Award (Best International Cricketer – Men): Shubman Gill.
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Gill secured this for a second time, highlighted by his 754 runs in the Test series against England and a pivotal role in the Champions Trophy 2025 victory.
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Best International Cricketer (Women): Smriti Mandhana.
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Mandhana won the award for a record fifth time. She became the first woman to score 1,000 ODI runs in a single calendar year (finishing 2025 with 1,362 ODI runs).
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Best International Debut (Men): Harshit Rana
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Best International Debut (Women): N Sree Charani
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Highest Run Getter (Women’s ODIs): Smriti Mandhana
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Highest Wickets (Women’s ODIs): Deepti Sharma
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The BCCI’s highest honor, the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, was shared by three legends:
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Roger Binny: Recognized for his 1983 World Cup heroics and his leadership as BCCI President (2022–2025).
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Rahul Dravid: Honored for his legendary batting career and for coaching the senior men's team to the T20 World Cup 2024 and 2026 titles.
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Mithali Raj: Awarded the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women for her unprecedented contributions to the global stature of women's cricket.
Domestic & Age-Group Excellence
The awards also spotlighted the backbone of Indian cricket—the domestic circuit.
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Category
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Winner
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Team
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Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments
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Mumbai Cricket Association
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Mumbai
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Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest Runs - Ranji Elite)
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Y V Rathod
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Vidarbha
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Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest Wickets - Ranji Elite)
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Harsh Dubey
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Vidarbha
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Lala Amarnath Award (Best All-Rounder - Ranji)
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Harsh Dubey
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Vidarbha
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Lala Amarnath Award (Best All-Rounder - Limited Overs)
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Ayush Mhatre
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Mumbai
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Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (Best Woman - Sr Domestic)
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Shafali Verma
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Haryana
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Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (Best Woman - Jr Domestic)
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Ira Jadhav
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Mumbai
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Best Umpire in Domestic Cricket
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Ulhas Gandhe
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Vidarbha
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Special Felicitation: The "Grand Slam" of Trophies
In an unprecedented move, the BCCI honored five different Indian squads for winning global titles within the last 12–14 months:
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Men's Senior Team: Winners of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
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Women's Senior Team: Winners of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 (their maiden title).
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Men's U19 Team: Winners of the ICC U19 World Cup 2026.
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Women's U19 Team: Winners of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup 2025.
Event Highlights & Trivia
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Why "Naman"? The name, adopted in 2017, means "to bow in respect," symbolizing the board's gratitude toward its legends and rising stars.
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Fastest Century: During the season, Smriti Mandhana smashed a 50-ball ODI century against Australia, surpassing Virat Kohli’s record for the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian.
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Entertainment: The night featured a rapid-fire round hosted by Harsha Bhogle, where stars like Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, and 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shared personal anecdotes about their first cars and childhood idols.
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