The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). These award in various categories recognise and honour the best Indian international and domestic cricketers of the past year. The awards were first given in 2006–07. Recipients of 2014-15 BCCI Awards are C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani. Polly Umrigar Award: Virat Kohli. Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Ranji Trophy: Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh). Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions: Deepak Hooda (Baroda). Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Scorer in Ranji Trophy: Robin Uthappa (Karnataka). Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy: R Vinaykumar (Karnataka). Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy: Shardul Thakur (Mumbai). A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-23 Cricketer: Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh). A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-19 Cricketer: Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab). A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-16 Cricketer: Shubman Gill (Punjab). A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Sr): Mithali Raj (Indian Railways). A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Jr): Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra). Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket: O Nandan Best Overall Performance: Karnataka State Cricket Association.

Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the women’s doubles category. In the final match played at Brisbane (Australia), the top seeded duo defeated German pair of Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic by 7-5, 6-1 score. Key facts It was sixth title in a row of Indo-Swiss pair after the US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing and WTA Finals in the women’s doubles category. With this win, they have recorded 26-match winning streak together. The last doubles team to win more than 25 consecutive matches was Gigi Fernandez (Puerto Rico) and Natasha Zvereva (Belarus) who had notched up 28 straight victories in 1994. Women’s Singles Title Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) has won the 2016 WTA Brisbane International tennis trophy in the Women’s Singles Category. In the final match she defeated Angelique Kerber of Germany by 6–3, 6–1 score.

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