{"id":141420,"date":"2026-03-14T04:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=141420"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:20:44","slug":"naman-awards-2026-bcci-to-honour-rahul-dravid-mithali-raj-roger-binny-with-lifetime-achievement-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=141420","title":{"rendered":"Naman Awards 2026: BCCI to honour Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, Roger Binny with Lifetime Achievement Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70742809\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, and Roger Binny will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the BCCI\u2019s annual awards ceremony, the Naman Awards 2026. Dravid and Binny will both be awarded the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while Raj will be awarded the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women.<\/p>\n<p>Binny has been selected for his contributions to Indian cricket as a player, coach, and administrator. A member of India\u2019s 1983 World Cup-winning squad, the 70-year-old represented India 99 times as a player before serving as the coach of the U-19 team (winning the 2000 U-19 World Cup) and as national selector between 2012 and 2016. Most recently, Binny served as President of the BCCI from 2022 to 2025, a period in which Indian cricket found significant growth.<\/p>\n<p>Dravid, meanwhile, scored over 24,000 runs in a storied international career, captaining India as well, before moving to a variety of backroom roles after retirement. He served as Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and helped guide India to the 2018 U-19 World Cup title as well. After taking over the role of coach of the senior team, he led the team to victory at the 2024 T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Raj will be commemorated for her exceptional contributions to the women\u2019s game. She scored over 10,00 runs international runs for India, and is the leading run-scorer of all-time in ODIs (7805 runs at 50.68). Under her leadership, India also reached two World Cup finals, and continued establishing itself as a dominant force in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding performances across international, domestic and age-group cricket during the 2024\u201325 season will also be recognised.<\/p>\n<p>Shubman Gill will receive the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) for the second time, while Smriti Mandhana will receive the Best International Cricketer (Women) award for the fifth time in her career.<\/p>\n<p>Shafali Varma (Best Woman Cricketer (Senior Domestic One-Day)), Ira Jadhav (Best Woman Cricketer (Domestic)) Harsh Dubey (Best All Rounder in the Ranji Trophy), and Ayush Mhatre (Best All Rounder in Domestic Limited Overs Competitions) will all receive recognition for their strong performances across the 2024-25 domestic season.<\/p>\n<p>All five of India\u2019s five trophy-winning sides (2025 ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Women\u2019s ODI World Cup, 2025 U-19 Women\u2019s World Cup, 2026 Men\u2019s World Cup, and 2026 T20 World Cup) will be honoured as well in a historic first for Indian cricket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fact-box\">\n<h5 class=\"main-title\">\nFull list of BCCI Naman Awards 2026 winners<br \/>\n<\/h5>\n<p>Best Woman Cricketer (Jr Domestic) of 2024-25 &#8211; Ira Jadhav<\/p>\n<p>Best Woman Cricketer (Sr Domestic) of 2024-25 (Sr Women One Day) &#8211; Shafali Verma<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Kishan Sarkar<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Shanthanu Singh<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Vijay Merchant Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Pritam Raj<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Cooch Behar Trophy in 2024- 25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Hemchudeshan J<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Cooch Behar Trophy in 2024- 25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Arkajit Roy<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Cooch Behar Trophy in 2024- 25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Nitya J Pandya<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Cooch Behar Trophy in 2024- 25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Ragavan Ramamoorthy<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Col. C K Nayudu Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Vicky Ostwal<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In Col. C K Nayudu Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Dipjyoti Saikia<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Col. C K Nayudu Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Macneil HN<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In Col. C K Nayudu Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; R Jashwanth Shreeram<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In The Ranji Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Harsh Dubey<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wicket-Taker In The Ranji Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; J Suchith<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In The Ranji Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Elite Group &#8211; Yash Rathod<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter In The Ranji Trophy in 2024-25 &#8211; Plate Group &#8211; Snehal Kauthankar<\/p>\n<p>Best All-Rounder In Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions, 2024-25 &#8211; Ayush Mhatre<\/p>\n<p>Best All-Rounder in the Ranji Trophy, 2024-25 &#8211; Harsh Dubey<\/p>\n<p>Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments of 2024-25 &#8211; Mumbai Cricket Association<\/p>\n<p>Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket in 2024-25 &#8211; Ulhas Gandhe<\/p>\n<p>Highest Wickets in One Day Internationals &#8211; 2024-25 &#8211; Women &#8211; Deepti Sharma<\/p>\n<p>Highest Run Getter in One Day Internationals -2024-25- Women &#8211; Smriti Mandhana<\/p>\n<p>Best International Debut in 2024-25 &#8211; Women &#8211; N. Shree Charani<\/p>\n<p>Best International Debut in 2024-25 &#8211; Men &#8211; Harshit Rana<\/p>\n<p>Best International Cricketer in 2024-25 &#8211; Women &#8211; Smriti Mandhana<\/p>\n<p>Best International Cricketer in 2024-25 &#8211; Men &#8211; Shubman Gill<\/p>\n<p>Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award &#8211; Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny<\/p>\n<p>\nBCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For Women &#8211; Mithali Raj\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Mar 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/naman-awards-2026-bcci-dravid-binny-mithali-smriti-shubman-full-list-of-winners\/article70742809.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, and Roger Binny will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the BCCI\u2019s annual awards ceremony, the Naman Awards 2026. Dravid and Binny will both be awarded the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while Raj will be awarded the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women. 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