Gollum Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 MUMBAI: Consistent in-form Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane was conferred with CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year, former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara was given the International Cricketer of the Year award, while former Indian skipper Kapil Dev was honoured with the International Lifetime Achievement Award here on Monday. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma was given a special award for his outstanding 264 against Sri Lanka in the One-Day-International (ODI) in Kolkata.:giggle: After receiving the award from legend Sunil Gavaskar, Rahane who had a fabulous year both in Indian and abroad, said: "I enjoyed playing in England and Australia. The 103 I made at Lord's :hatsoff: was very important to me. Scoring runs for team and also for winning cause is special to me." Rohit who led Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians to triumph on Sunday, said: "We did not get a good start to the IPL season but we got the momentum in later part of the season. We played as a group and won the second IPL crown." Referring to his 264 against Sri Lanka, the 28-year-old said that he went into bat just to enjoy the game and never thought he would score that big. Other award winners were: International Batsman of the Year- Hashim Amla, International Bowler of the Year- Rangana Herath, Twenty20 Player of the Year- Dwayne Bravo, Popular Choice Award- Kieron Pollard, Domestic Cricket of the Year- R Vinay Kumar and Young Player of the Year- Deepak Hooda. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cricket/news/Rahane-Conferred-Indian-Cricketer-of-the-Year-Award/2015/05/26/article2833730.ece
Forever Indian Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Might as well have awarded Rohit with a stand in his name in Eden Gardens...
HippoSucks Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Amla is the batsman of the year over de Villiers and Smith?
Old guy Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 Amla is the batsman of the year over de Villiers and Smith? +1 have i missed some series where he was bradman like ?
HippoSucks Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 +1 have i missed some series where he was bradman like ? Only Sir Vivian Richards Trophy comes close but Smith, de Villiers and several others have done more against better bowling attacks.
Old guy Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 even rohit did well against them at home and no one rates those knocks ..
Afridi90 Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Rohith is a minnow basher. Has he ever scored a hundred against us? :giggle:
BeautifulGame Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Rohith is a minnow basher. Has he ever scored a hundred against us? :giggle: That proves he isn't a minnow basher
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