Awards - 2023

Awards 2023

Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association is most proactive to recognise and reward talent at all levels, be it the players, the coaches, support staff or the other resource persons like umpires / scorers etc. Prudent recognisation and rewarding of talent requires a very massive, deep rooted and passionate pool of experienced people who come together to weave a network and system. It is not only about rewarding the talent but also motivating the upcoming potential. It is always our endeavour to attract and retain critical talent to grow. We try to be strategic and creative to retain and reward talent. MPCA rewards a spectrum of performers, including players at International – Domestic – Divisional Level, coaches, other support staff, upcoming umpires and many more.

The awards for season 2022-23  are as follows :

MPCA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This is the highest award of MPCA which is presented annually to the persons who have achieved glory or contributed for the betterment of the game and who belong to Holkars or Madhya Bharat or Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.

The recipient is honoured for his / her "creative, exceptional, outstanding contribution of the highest order to the growth and development of Cricket either Globally, or at India level, or at Madhya Pradesh state level through achievements and services for the game of cricket."

There are two categories for which this award is conferred upon.

C T Sarwate Award : for contribution as International Cricketer / National First Class Cricketer / Umpire / Scorer / Curator

Madhavrao Scindia Award : for contribution as Selector / Coach / Administrator / Commentator / Historian / Statistician /  Journalist

The award carries a 'Silver Souvenir Plaque' and Rs. 5.0 Lacs

A panel comprising of senior MPCA members recommends the best suited candidate for these awards. The recipients of these prestigious awards for season 2022-23 are

'C T Sarwate Award for Lifetime Achievement': Ms. Sandhya Agrawal

Ms. Sandhya Agarwal is the most prominent female international cricketer emerging from the soil of Madhya Pradesh. In her career, spanning from 1984 to 1995, she represented India in 13 Tests and 21 ODI. It was the era when the number of international games for female cricketers was very nominal and therefore her span and the matches played truly reflect her consistency and dependability as a mainstay of the Indian side. In her third Test series – against England in England – Sandhya Agarwal displayed mesmerising skills to amass 359 runs from just 6 innings with 2 century performances. Her score of 190 in the third Test was the highest in women’s cricket for the opening slot since 1935 - and it continued till 2004. She also finds her name in the list of consecutive centurions in Tests – having scored 132 and 190 runs. She led the Indian Test side in one game against Australia in 1991. She continues to remain the only Indian batter to score more than 1000 runs in Test cricket, deservingly at 6th position in the global list. The Government of India, recognizing her enormous contribution to cricket, honoured her with the ‘Arjuna Award’ for the year 1986. After retiring from cricket, and till date, she continues to contribute to the game as a coach, besides being a National and State selectors for many years. Her achievements were recognised by the Marylebone Cricket Club by bestowing on her the Honorary Life Membership of MCC in the year 2017. MPCA is honoured to have such an illustrious personality and a legend of women’s cricket as a Life Member, and salutes her distinguished service to the game

'Madhavrao Scindia Award for Lifetime Achievement' : Mr. Sushil Doshi

Mr. Sushil Doshi is widely reckoned as the first established ball-to-ball cricket commentator in Hindi, besides being an author and a journalist. His stint as a commentator started way back in 1960’s and continues till date – even when he has crossed 75 years of age. His mellifluous voice, soothing tone, deep understanding of the game, fluency of expression, and the ability to extend spontaneous opinion soon made him a popular commentator who could actually recreate the field scenario for his listeners, along with earning respect from the players as well for being an impartial commentator. In the year 2016, the Government of India, recognizing his enormous contribution to sports, honoured him with the ‘Padma Shri’ - the fourth highest civilian honour of India. In a span of more than 50 years behind the mic, he has covered several World Cups, apart from innumerable Test – ODI – T20 games acting as a radio as well as a TV commentator, creating a huge rapport with his audience. MPCA is honoured to have such an illustrious personality as a Life Member. His enduring contribution to cricket has been very successful and our younger generation shall always look upto him as a role model.

TEAM AWARDS (for commendable performance in BCCI / Central Zone Tournaments)

BCCI MULTI DAY TOURNAMENT : INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR OUTWRIGHT WINS  - TEAMS REACHING KNOCK OUTS

SPECIAL AWARD: INTERNATIONAL DEBUT : 1 Lac

Soumya Tiwari

MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD - SR. CRICKETER CATEGORY : MEN’S :1Lac

Saransh Jain

MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD - JR. CRICKETER CATEGORY-  MEN’S :1Lac

Aditya Bhandari

MAHARANI USHADEVI AWARD – BEST SR. CRICKETER – WOMEN’S: Rs. 50,000

Preeti Yadav

CHANDRA NAYDU AWARD – BEST JR. CRICKETER – WOMEN’S: Rs. 50,000

Vaishnavi Sharma

BEST SPIN BOWLER IN U/16 BCCI TOURNAMENT: Rs. 20,000

Aayam Sharma

BEST SPIN BOWLER IN U/19 BCCI TOURNAMENT (NARENDRA HIRWANI AWARD) : Rs. 30,000

Soumya Pandey

BEST FAST BOWLER IN U/19 BCCI TOURNAMENT (ASHOK JAGDALE AWARD): Rs. 30,000

Madhav Tiwari

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD-

Yash Dubey, Aman Solanki, Rishabh Chouhan and Aryan Kushwah  

(30,000/- Each)

WINNERS & RUNNER UP OF INTER DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENTS

MPCA MULTI-DAY TOURNAMENT: INCENTIVE AWARDS FOR OUTWRIGHT WINS – TEAMS REACHING KNOCK OUT 2022-23

Apart from team awards, special recognition award for best performance in batting, bowling and fielding/keeping is given for each tournament.

      INTER DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT PLAYERS PERFORMANCE

INCENTIVE AWARD TO DIVISIONAL CRICKET ASSOCIATION

MPCA rewards top two Divisions under this category. Analysis is based on multi-faceted parameters related to the Divisions (like cricket oriented activities, player’s development schemes, efforts for resource development, administrative set-up, statutory compliances, etc.).

1^st rank : Indore Division Cricket Association

2^nd rank : Ujjain Division Cricket Association

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