Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid Shine at CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24

Mumbai: The CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 saw Rohit Sharma winning the prestigious title of ‘Men’s International Cricketer of the Year’ with Rahul Dravid receiving the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. Virat Kohli was named the ‘Men’s ODI Batter of the Year’ and Mohammed Shami was honored with the ‘ODI Bowler of the Year’ award for his impressive performance at the 2023 ODI World Cup where he was the highest wicket-taker with 24 scalps. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 712 runs against England in the five-Test series, was crowned ‘Men’s Test Batter of the Year’ while R. Ashwin claimed the title of ‘Men’s Test Bowler of the Year’.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who was awarded for excellence in sports administration, said that the Indian teams will look to clinch more trophies in the future. “As I told you in Rajkot, that we are going to host our flag in Barbados, and our captain did that. If we have the blessing of 1.4 billion people, then we can do the same in the Champions Trophy, World Test Championship final and the Women’s T20 World Cup,” he said.

Tamil Nadu captain R Sai Kishore, who led his team to the Ranji Trophy final last season, was named the ‘Domestic cricketer of the Year’. New Zealand’s Tim Southee was given the ‘Men’s T20I Bowler of the Year’ award while England’s Phil Salt was adjudged the ‘Best Batter of the Year’ in the shortest format.

India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was presented with a memo for leading the country in most matches in T20I history, while her deputy and opening batter Smriti Mandhana was adjudged the ‘Women’s Indian Batter of the Year’. Deepti Sharma was named the ‘Indian Bowler of the Year’.

Opening batter Shafali Verma was presented with a memento for scoring the fastest double century in women’s Test cricket — a feat which she achieved off 194 balls against South Africa in the Chennai Test earlier this year. Shreyas Iyer, who captained Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title earlier this year, was also presented with a memo for ‘outstanding leadership’.

Lifetime Achievement Award – Rahul DravidMen’s International Cricketer of the Year – Rohit SharmaMen’s ODI Batter of the year – Virat KohliMen’s ODI Bowler of the year – Mohammad ShamiMen’s Test Batter of the year – Yashashvi JaiswalMen’s Test Bowler of the year – Ravichandran AshwinMen’s T20I Batter of the year – Phil SaltMen’s T20I Bowler of the year – Tim SoutheeDomestic Cricketer of the Year – Sai KishoreWomen’s Indian Batter of the Year – Smriti MandhanaWomen’s Indian Bowler of the Year – Deepti SharmaMemento for Most matches as a captain in Women’s T20I history – Harmanpreet KaurMemento for Outstanding Leadership for TATA IPL – Shreyas IyerMemento for Fastest Double Century in Women’s Test – Shafali VermaAward for Excellence in Sports Administration – Jay Shah