Tendulkar and Gavaskar to be honoured by BCCI

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Tendulkar and Gavaskar to be honoured by BCCI

Sachin Tendulkar will be honoured for completing 100 international centuries, while Virat Kohli will get the Polly Umrigar Award for being IndiaÃÔ top international cricketer for 2011-12 at the BCCI Annual Awards ceremony to be held in Mumbai on November 21. Kohli, who was honoured with the ICCÃÔ ODI Cricketer of the Year Award earlier, will be awarded a trophy and a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh, the BCCI said in a release. Tendulkar (2006-07 and 2009-10), Virender Sehwag (2007-08), Gautam Gambhir (2008-09) and Rahul Dravid (2010-11) were the earlier recipients of the award. V.V.S. Laxman, who retired from international cricket in August, will also be felicitated at the function to be held at the Chambers Terrace, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower. Seven legends of Indian cricket Vijay Merchant, Vijay Manjrekar, Dattu Phadkar, Vinoo Mankad, Ghulam Ahmed, M.L. Jaisimha and Dilip Sardesai will also be felicitated posthumously. ŵhe next-of-kin of each of these individuals will receive a trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakh, the release said. The ceremony will also witness former India captain Sunil Gavaskar receiving the prestigious Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The award comprises a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs. 25 lakh. Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award: 1994: Lala Amarnath; 1995; Syed Mushtaq Ali; 1996: Capt. Vijay Hazare; 1997: K.N. Prabhu; 1998: P.R. Umrigar; 1999: Col. Hemachandra Adhikari; 2000: Subhash Gupte; 2001: M.A.K. Pataudi; 2002: Bhausaheb Nimbalkar; 2003: Chandrakant Borde; 2004: Bishen Singh Bedi, B. Chandrasekhar, E.A.S. Prasanna, S. Venkataraghvan; 2007: Nariman Contractor; 2008: G.R. Viswanath; 2009: Mohinder Amarnath; 2010: Salim Durani; 2011: Ajit Wadekar.

The Hindu One thing for which BCCI should get credit is taking care of ex-cricketers. Its a very good initiative to give Rs. 15 lakh to the relatives of the deceased cricketers. Kohli :hatsoff:

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They're in the money! Former cricketers hit the jackpot as BCCI rewards 160 veterans with Rs 100 crore 'for their contribution'

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is often criticised as a tightfisted body sitting on huge reserves. But the cricket body has now gone in for an image makeover and in one stroke has disbursed around Rs 100 crore as a reward to former cricketers for their contribution to the game. From legendary Sunil Gavaskar to the more recent Venkatesh Prasad, the 160 cricketers (and counting) who have gained financially, are now smiling their way to the bank. And if you thought only international cricketers were the beneficiaries, then think again. Even the stalwarts of domestic cricket, who had spent the best part of their lives playing Ranji Trophy, have gained substantially. That list includes Rajinder Goel and Paddy Shivalkar, top spinners of a bygone era. "The IPL (Indian Premier League) has generated a lot of revenue and we were able to create an outlay of Rs 100 crore to make a one-time payment to international and first-class cricketers who had retired after the 2003-04 season, in recognition of their services to Indian cricket. This is a small thank you to those who have done yeoman service to Indian cricket," BCCI president N. Srinivasan said. Till some years back the gentleman's game wasn't this lucrative. Most of the players who had plied their trade through to the 90s found it tough to literally make ends meet. But all this has changed in the new millennium. With the advent of cable TV and free market economy, the money being pumped into and generated from cricket has reached dizzying heights and so has the game's reach. This is the very reason why the BCCI decided to utilise the surplus revenue generated from the IPL to make a one-time payment to international and first-class cricketers who had retired after the 2003-04 season. This gesture - applauded by former and current players - has gone on to ensure that around 160 cricketers benefit from it. While the first lot of cricketers was payed during the play-off phase of the fifth edition of the IPL in May, the second lot of payments was made on Wednesday during the board's annual awards function in Mumbai. Speaking about the gesture, IPL commissioner Rajeev Shukla said it was a fitting reward for all those former cricketers who had sweated it out for the country over the years. "We had always wanted to help the former players and the revenue generated from the IPL provided us with an opportunity to do so. They have put in their best years to help Indian cricket reach where it is today and this was a small note of appreciation from the board's side," Shukla told MAIL TODAY. Cricketers who had played more than 100 Test matches received Rs 1.5 crore while those who played between 75 and 99 Tests got Rs 1 crore each. Those who played between 50 and 74 Tests got Rs 75 lakh; Rs 60 lakh for the ones who played between 25 and 49 Tests; Rs 50 lakh for those who turned out between 10 and 24 Tests and the ones who played between one and nine Tests and those who played their last international match before 1970 got Rs 35 lakh each. Players who turned out in 100 and more first-class matches were given Rs 30 lakh each while those who played between 75 and 99 first-class matches received Rs 25 lakh. But there was a rider for those who specialised in the shorter version of the game. Three One-day Internationals (ODIs) were treated equivalent to one Test match. But for the cricketer to be considered for the cash award, he must have also played one Test match at least. Apart from the one-time benefit to former players, the BCCI also decided to felicitate seven legends of Indian cricket - Vijay Merchant, Vijay Manjrekar, Dattu Phadkar, Vinoo Mankad, Ghulam Ahmed, M.L. Jaisimha and Dilip Sardesai posthumously. The nextof- kin of each of the individuals received a trophy and a cheque for Rs 15 lakh. Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi felt it was a great show of affection on the BCCI's part. "I think it was a great move. It really touched all of us and I believe that it is just for those players who weren't lucky enough to play in the current scenario," he told MAIL TODAY. Former chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth echoed Bedi's sentiments. "It was definitely a great way to repay the cricketers for their services to Indian cricket over the years," Srikkanth said. Sanjay Manjrekar too thanked the BCCI for felicitating his father, Vijay Manjrekar. "Grateful to the BCCI for the honour bestowed on my father. My father made cricket his life and always advised me not to do the same and treat it like a sport that it is," Manjrekar said. With the Andhra Pradesh High Court finally clearing Mohammad Azharuddin's name from match-fixing allegations and the board deciding to take up his case in its meeting, the former India skipper, who played 99 Tests, could be the next big beneficiary from this largesse.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2237038/Theyre-money-Former-cricketers-hit-jackpot-BCCI-rewards-160-veterans-Rs-100-crore-contribution.html BCCI :hatsoff::hatsoff:

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Now, we rewarding longetivity. No wonder no one wants to retire. Why cant all the awards and accolades wait till a player has retired? If a player keeps on getting rewarded even while not playing well, will he have any pressure to perform or be competitive?

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Now' date=' we rewarding longetivity. No wonder no one wants to retire. [b']Why cant all the awards and accolades wait till a player has retired? If a player keeps on getting rewarded even while not playing well, will he have any pressure to perform or be competitive?

only the retired players have been given the money :dontknow:

[CSK Fan]

only the retired players have been given the money :dontknow:

Sachin hasnt?

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Sachin hasnt?

No. He was honored for completing 100 international centuries.