The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the winners of the Polly Umrigar Award for outstanding international cricketers. For the 2020-21 season, R Ashwin was honored as the Best International Cricketer in the men's category, while Deepti Sharma received the award for the women's category for 2019-20 and 2022-23. Jasprit Bumrah was the recipient for the men's category in 2021-22, and Smriti Mandhana was recognized for her achievements in the same seasons in the women's category, also claiming the title of Best International Cricketer - Women for 2020-21. Additionally, Mandhana was acknowledged for the Most wickets in ODIs and as the Highest Run-Getter in ODIs. Shubman Gill was awarded for the 2022-23 season. Meanwhile, in the world of cricket, India is set to face England in the 1st Test Match of a 5-match series at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. England won the toss and opted to bat first, with the match marking the return of Test cricket after a significant break.
1ST Test. 5.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett 4 runs, England 31/0 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
1ST Test. 3.3: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley 4 runs, England 25/0 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
1ST Test. 2.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Duckett 4 runs, England 19/0 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
1ST Test. 2.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Ben Duckett 4 runs, England 15/0 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
1ST Test. 1.1: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley 4 runs, England 5/0 https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
Stage set for an action-packed 5-match Test series ๐ฅ It's ACTION time in Hyderabad ๐ค Follow the match โถ๏ธ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/Hj8FfRulXq
Here & Ready ๐ช Match Centre: https://t.co/s4XwqqpNlL ๐ฎ๐ณ #INDvENG ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ #EnglandCricket https://t.co/NJ81nn06Co
Here's #TeamIndia's Playing XI for the 1st Test! ๐ช Follow the match โถ๏ธ https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/7DMdjGaU6z
๐ฎ๐ณ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ TOSS | England win it and will bat first! LETโS HAVE IT ๐ช๐ช๐ช Watch #INDvENG LIVE on TNT Sports and @discoveryplusuk ๐บ https://t.co/BNYi5EA337
1st TEST. England XI: B Stokes (c), Z Crawley, B Duckett, O Pope, J Root, J Bairstow, B Foakes (wk), R Ahmed, T Hartley, M Wood, J Leach. https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
#INDvsENG 1st Test Match | England win the toss and opt to bat first against India at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in Telangana.
1st TEST. England won the toss and elected to bat. https://t.co/HGTxXf8b1E #INDvENG @IDFCFIRSTBank
#WATCH | Telangana | India to face England in the 1st Test Match of a 5-match series, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium inย Hyderabad today. Spectators arrive at the stadium. #INDvsENG https://t.co/sTK0Iki4eS
โช 177 days, two hours and 20 minutes ago... @StuartBroad8 bowled our last ball in Test cricket ๐ Tomorrow: It's ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ #EnglandCricket | #ENGvIND https://t.co/mmYN1fHV8h
In the zone and ready for the #INDvENG Test series opener โณ #TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/ubHDKHtrvN
Final media ahead of the First Test in Hyderabad! ๐น ๐ ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ณ #INDvENG ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | @benstokes38 https://t.co/63u0qd0rhB
๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฃ๏ธ The pressure of Test match is different Hear from #TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45 ahead of the #INDvENG Test Series opener ๐๐ @IDFCFIRSTBank https://t.co/qaq5EtYaOR
๐ฃ๏ธ "We are at a stage where I believe the best is yet to come." ๐ England prop Will Stuart commits to Bath. #GallagherPrem https://t.co/ygFLLavGQ3
๐จ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ ๐จ๐บ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ for the year 2022-23 Best International Cricketer - Men is awarded to Shubman Gill ๐๐ #NamanAwards | @ShubmanGill https://t.co/aqK5n2Iulq
๐จ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ ๐จ๐บ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ for the year 2021-22 #TeamIndia pacer Jasprit Bumrah receives the award for Best International Cricketer - Men ๐๐ #NamanAwards | @Jaspritbumrah93 https://t.co/K5GNRNopNZ
๐จ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ ๐จ๐บ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ for the year 2020-21 Best International Cricketer - Men belongs to #TeamIndia all-rounder R Ashwin ๐๐ #NamanAwards | @ashwinravi99 https://t.co/qPIvfsiZgz
๐จ Best International Cricketer - Women for the year 2020-21 and 2021-22 #TeamIndia opener and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana receives the award for two consecutive years ๐๐ #NamanAwards | @mandhana_smriti https://t.co/Q13uKNoDTM
๐จ Best International Cricketer - Women 2019-20 โ 2022-23 โ The award for both the years goes to Deepti Sharma ๐๐ #NamanAwards | @Deepti_Sharma06 https://t.co/yreyeTBo3J
Itโs now time to reward the on-field brilliance of #TeamIndia Women at the international stage ๐๐ ๐นMost wickets in ODIs ๐นHighest Run-Getter in ODIs #NamanAwards https://t.co/c4XSdJUxeI