Polly Umrigar Award

The Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year is one of the BCCI Awards, awarded to Indian cricketers for outstanding performance in international cricket.

Polly Umrigar Award
CountryIndia
Presented byBoard of Control for Cricket in India
First awarded2006-07
Last awarded2018-19
Most awardsVirat Kohli (5)

History

The award was instituted in 2007, with Sachin Tendulkar being the first recipient.

Award

The award includes a trophy, citation, and cash prize of ₹15 lakh.

List of recipients
Year Recipient References
2006-07 Sachin Tendulkar
2007-08 Virender Sehwag [1]
2008-09 Gautam Gambhir [2]
2009-10 Sachin Tendulkar [3]
2010-11 Rahul Dravid [4][5]
2011-12 Virat Kohli
2012-13 Ravichandran Ashwin [6]
2013-14 Bhuvneshwar Kumar [7]
2014-15 Virat Kohli
2015-16 Virat Kohli
2016-17 Virat Kohli [8]
2017-18 Virat Kohli [9]
2018-19 Jasprit Bumrah [10]

References
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  2. "Gambhir named India's cricketer for 2008-09 season". Reuters. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  3. "Sachin Tendulkar to get Polly Umrigar Trophy in BCCI awards". The Economic Times. 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  4. "Dravid to get Polly Umrigar award". The Hindu. PTI. 2011-11-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Dravid to get 'Polly Umrigar' Trophy in BCCI Awards". Hindustan Times. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. "Poly Umrigar award for Ashwin". The Hindu. 2013-12-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  7. "Bhuvneshwar Kumar to get Polly Umrigar award for best cricketer". India Today. IANS. November 24, 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  8. "Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin bag Polly Umrigar, Dilip Sardesai awards". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  9. "Virat Kohli to receive Polly Umrigar award, Harmanpreet Kaur to be honoured". Hindustan Times. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  10. "Jasprit Bumrah receives Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards at BCCI annual function - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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