BCCI to honour Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny, Mithali Raj with Lifetime Achievement Award
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Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny and Mithali Raj headline the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 in New Delhi, as Indian cricket celebrates its legends and a historic run of ICC trophy wins.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will hold its annual Naman Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 15, in New Delhi, recognising performances and contributions across international, domestic and age group cricket from the 2024-25 season.
The biggest honours of the night will go to three legends of the game. As confirmed by the BCCI in their release, Rahul Dravid and Roger Binny will receive the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mithali Raj will be given the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women.
Dravid accumulated over 24,000 international runs across a storied playing career before transitioning into coaching. He guided India to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title in 2024 as Head Coach, cementing his place as one of the most influential figures in Indian cricket on and off the field.
Binny was a key part of India's 1983 World Cup-winning side, finishing as the tournament's highest wicket-taker. He went on to serve Indian cricket as a coach, selector and administrator, including a stint as BCCI President from 2022 to 2025.
Mithali is the highest run scorer in women's ODIs with 7,805 runs at an average of 50.68. She led India to two ICC Women's World Cup finals over a career that stretched more than two decades and brought Indian women's cricket into the mainstream.
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On this day on March 14, 2001, India overcame a massive first-innings deficit to script a remarkable 171-run victory against Australia in the 2001 Kolkata Test, powered by the record-breaking partnership of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman and a dominant display by Harbhajan Singh on the final day.
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