Rohit Sharma named best under-23 player of IPL

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Deccan Chargers' batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as the best Under-23 player of the second Indian Premier League. More... Rohit Sharma named best under-23 player of IPL Agencies Posted: May 23, 2009 at 1623 hrs IST Johannesburg: Deccan Chargers' batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as the best Under-23 player of the second Indian Premier League which concludes in Johannesburg on Sunday. Rohit was selected unanimously for the award, which carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, by former India captains Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and MAK Pataudi, the adjudicators of the award. The 22-year-old right-hander from Mumbai won the award by virtue of the 333 runs he scored in the league stages of the Twenty20 tournament at an average of 27.75 and a strike rate of 119. Apart from his brilliance with the bat, Rohit also shone with the ball, having taken 11 wickets at an average of 11.45, including a hat-trick. "It is a great honour to be named the Under-23 Success of the League. I've been pleased with my form in South Africa, it has been a fantastic competition and I have really enjoyed it," an elated Rohit said. "To be recognised for my achievements by three of the living legends of Indian cricket is a great thrill for me," he added. Impressed with Rohit's performance, IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi said, "Rohit's performances have helped light up the IPL. He is without doubt one of the best young cricketers in the world, and has a very exciting future with both Deccan Chargers and India. I congratulate him on becoming the Under-23 Success of the League."

[Sachinism]

Oh no @m17$ won't be happy

[Guest gaurav_indian]

Man plz post the full news here.So that we dont have to click the links. Rohit Sharma deserved it.And i hope Dhoni knows about it.

[Shane]

@mi7$ :hehe: Well done Rohit, hope he does well in the WC too.

[Holysmoke]

Mumbai Mafia (Shastri, Gavaskar, etc) makes sure that Raina doesnt get it. :haha:

[Lord]

Raina deserved it more IMO. anyways,well done quota player

[cowboysfan]

talent was never rohit's problem-everybody from the selectors to captain awesome recognize his talent and hence all the chances he is getting.once hope he gets "IT" in the international arena and becomes consistent.

[Desi Cartman]

its a conspiracy against Badrinath :hitler: why is there no " under 29 Player of IPL " award :dontknow:

[someone]

MY question is why did he not receive it last year where he performed much better and it was received by some goswami who is nowhere in brc and india

[Guest gaurav_indian]

its a conspiracy against Badrinath :hitler: why is there no " under 29 Player of IPL " award :dontknow:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Holysmoke]

its a conspiracy against Badrinath :hitler: why is there no " under 29 Player of IPL " award :dontknow:

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[zubinpepsi]

WTF>> Raina deserves it more than rohit.

[Holysmoke]

MY question is why did he not receive it last year where he performed much better and it was received by some goswami who is nowhere in brc and india

there was no under 23 award last year.. it was under 19 iirc...

[Guest gaurav_indian]

WTF>> Raina deserves it more than rohit.

:dontknow: which team he plays for?

[Desi Cartman]

Sharma has 11 wickets and match winning knocks @ 28+ Raina has 7 wickets and runs at 31 In my opinion Sharma deserved it cuz he has more wickets and he has played some match winning knocks as well

[Dark Warrior]

+ sharma took 1 hat trick , raina didnt

[hitman1980]

Sharma has performed exceptionally well with ball in this tournament ... But with bat he has just managed 2-3 good innings ... With such a talent he should be top run getter .. I don't care how many wickets he take ... I want to see him doing well in batting,which is his main domain .. He should be awarded best waste of talent award instead ... Indian players not doing well at IPL can be a blessing ... Now they surely r due to hit form at world cup t20 ...

[Guest gaurav_indian]

Sharma has performed exceptionally well with ball in this tournament ... But with bat he has just managed 2-3 good innings ... With such a talent he should be top run getter .. I don't care how many wickets he take ... I want to see him doing well in batting,which is his main domain .. He should be awarded best waste of talent award instead ... Indian players not doing well at IPL can be a blessing ... Now they surely r due to hit form at world cup t20 ...

:two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:

[kooljatt]

if i have a choice, i wud give it 2 Manish Pandey....priceless innings. Rather than under 23 success, it should be given 2 an Indian player who shines in IPL, but hassn't played international cricket.Its allright encouraging youngsters & investing in future.But the reward should be something like "The Indian Success of this year". there should not be any discrimination on the basis of age.If someone like badrinath scores 500 runs for example, he should have the award. Its about celebrating indian success & dominance, right ?

[Lord]

if i have a choice' date=' i wud give it 2 Manish Pandey....priceless innings. Rather than under 23 success, it should be given 2 an Indian player who shines in IPL, but hassn't played international cricket.Its allright encouraging youngsters & investing in future.But the reward should be something like "The Indian Success of this year". there should not be any discrimination on the basis of age.If someone like badrinath scores 500 runs for example, he should have the award. Its about celebrating indian success & dominance, right ?[/quote'] agree n the winner should have a straight place in the indian squad for next T20 match,even if it one game