Virat Kohli: Kohli, Ashwin chosen for Polly Umrigar and Dilip Sardesai awards. BENGALURU: India skipper Virat Kohli, who has been on a roll with the willow, was on Wednesday named for the prestigious Polly Umrigar award while all- rounder Ravichandran Ashwin will be presented the Dilip Sardesai award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) annual awards on March 8. Ashwin will also become the first Indian cricketer to receive the Dilip Sardesai award twice. The all- rounder first won the award instituted to honour the best performance in the bilateral Test series between India and West Indies after being named the Man of the Series in the three- match Test series in 2. He was the captain of the Indian team. In four Tests, he scored two centuries and picked 1. Ram, Ramachandra Guha and Diana Edulji had nominated former domestic cricketers Rajinder Goel and Padmakar Shivalkar for the Col. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. Nayudu Trophy and also the women's Plate League Group. They were runner- up in the Cooch Behar Trophy, the Vijay Merchant Trophy and the women's One- Day Elite Group.
HOW VIRAT KOHLI-LED INDIA CAN SEAL THE SERIES. After successfully chasing down a sizeable total of 350. He has been India's go-to man in pressure.Virat Kohli- Led India Clinch Mumbai Test, Win Series vs England . India are also unbeaten for 1. Off- spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the star of the show with the ball as he picked up a total of six wickets, four on Monday morning, to bowl out the visitors for a meagre total in the second innings. He also claimed 1. Indian in Tests behind the legendary Anil Kumble. While Kumble has eight 1. Ashwin now has seven. England had posted a respectable total of 4. Virat Kohli's third double century in 2. England then failed to provide any resistance and could only muster 1. Monday morning to be bowled out for 1. This is only the third time a team batting first made 4. England twice and Sri Lanka once). Kohli, named Man of the Match for his sensational double century, applauded the Mumbai crowd. The way the crowd came out here and supported it helped us push through the tough moments. We haven't played on Indian wickets with too much bounce so the adjustment was very important. Vijay played a champion knock and it speaks volumes of his character. For Jayant (Yadav), too, it couldn't have been any better. I'm very grateful that it came off for us. This series win is probably the sweetest we've had in recent times. Ashwin has bowled beautifully throughout the series. He's never happy or satisfied, that's the best part about him. They are exceptional in their intensity and awareness. Everyone has contributed. This team is certainly special.
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