The 27th CEAT Cricket Rating Awards were held Wednesday at a gala in Mumbai to honour cricketers and former stars worldwide. Former India captain, Rohit Sharma, hogged the limelight not just with his glamorous looks but for the special honor he received.
While being groomed under Rohit’s captaincy, India had gained two ICC titles back-to-back, starting with their hugely popular win for the first-ever T20 World Cup title in 2024 at Barbados and the Champions Trophy in March earlier this year. The incredible thing is that India never lost a single contest along the way toward their back-to-back achievements. Rohit’s masterclass display included an unbeaten 76 in the finals against New Zealand that etched the title for India.
In fact, the show was the very first public appearance of Rohit after having been relieved of captaincy of the Indian ODI team prior to the ODI series in Australia, which is set to begin on October 19. The swashbuckling veteran won his accolade from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
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Along with Rohit, Sanju Samson was named The Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year. The past year saw Samson scoring three T20I centuries. Since 2024, the top-order wicketkeeper batter has scored 619 runs in 25 matches, maintaining an average of 32.57.
Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has found abuse through wickets, was awarded the Men’s T20I Bowler of The Year. Since last year maintaining a wicket-taking streak, Varun took 38 wickets in 18 T20Is at 12.94 with two five-wicket hauls.
As a memento prize, Shreyas Iyer received the award for being India’s highest run-getter in the Champions Trophy with 243 runs from 5 innings at an average 48.60 with a top score of 79. Harsh Dubey was crowned Domestic Cricketer of the Year after claiming a record-breaking 69 wickets in Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy-winning campaign.
The cash-rich IPL saw Angkrish Raghuvanshi grab the Emerging Young Player Award after scoring 300 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.33 in 11 innings for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Former India spinner Bhagawath Chandrasekhar was given the Lifetime Achievement of the Year award. In his glorious career, he scalped 242 wickets in 58 Tests at a little over 29 average, smeared with 12 four-wickets, 16 five-wicket hauls, and two ten-wicket hauls. Best of 8/79.
Lifetime Achievement award winner Chandrashekhar, said, “This award carries immense significance as it comes from a platform that I have seen for many years, and it has honoured the very best in cricket. It is both humbling and motivating, and I hope it encourages many more players to believe in the possibilities the sport offers.”
