BCCI Naman Awards 2026: Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana became stars, Dravid-Mithali-Binny got lifetime achievement award, complete winners list here

New Delhi: BCCI’s prestigious Naman Awards ceremony held on 15th March 2026 honored the bright stars and legends of Indian cricket. In this grand event, players who performed brilliantly at international, domestic and junior levels were rewarded. The special thing is that BCCI also gave special honor to the five Indian teams that have won the ICC Trophy in the last few years, which was a historic moment for Indian cricket.

The biggest honor ‘Colonel C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award’ was presented to former captain Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny and women’s cricket legend Mithali Raj for their extraordinary contributions.

On the basis of his excellent form in the 2024-25 season, Team India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill was awarded the ‘Polly Umrigar Award’, which is the title of the best international male cricketer. This is his second such honour. At the same time, in women’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana won this title for the fifth time. Mandhana scored the most runs in ODIs, while Deepti Sharma got the award for taking the most wickets in ODIs.

Young fast bowler Harshit Rana was honored with the ‘Best International Debut (Men)’ award for his brilliant debut at the international level. This award in the women’s category was given to N. Sri Charani won.

In domestic cricket, Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre received the Lala Amarnath Award (Best Allrounder – Limited Overs) and Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey received the Ranji Trophy Allrounder Award. Vidarbha and other players were also honored for the most runs and wickets in Ranji.

Emerging talents at the junior level were also appreciated, such as Ira Jadhav (junior women) and Shafali Verma (senior women) in the Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy. In umpiring, Ulhas Gandhe received the best domestic umpire award, while Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was honored for the best performance in the domestic tournament.

Here is the complete list of major winners of BCCI Naman Awards 2026:

– Colonel C.K. Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award- Rahul Dravid, Roger Binny, Mithali Raj
– Best International Male Cricketer (Polly Umrigar Award)- Shubhman Gill
-Best International Women Cricketer- Smriti Mandhana (fifth time)
– Best International Debut (Men)- Harshit Rana
– Best International Debut (Women)- N. Shri Charani
– Most runs in ODI (women)- Smriti Mandhana
– Most wickets in ODI (women)- Deepti Sharma
– Lala Amarnath Award (Best All-rounder – Domestic Limited Overs)- Ayush Mhatre (Mumbai)
– Lala Amarnath Award (Ranji Trophy all-rounder)- Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha)
– Madhavrao Scindia Award (Ranji Most Runs – Elite)- Y. V.Rathore
– Madhavrao Scindia Award (Ranji Most Wickets – Elite)- Harsh Dubey
– Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (Best Female Junior)- Ira Jadhav (Mumbai)
– Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (Best Female Senior)- Shefali Verma (Haryana)
-Best domestic umpire- Ulhas Gandhe (Vidarbha)
– Best performance in domestic tournament- Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)

Young players were also honored

In this awards ceremony, BCCI honored not only the senior players but also the players of U-16, U-19 and U-23 level, so that cricket can be promoted at the ground level in India. Ulhas Gandhe received the ‘Best Umpire’ award, while Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was given the Best State Association award for its outstanding performance in domestic tournaments.