Sachin Tendulkar honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at BCCI Naman Awards 2025

“Deeply honoured to receive the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. My cricketing journey, which spanned 24 years was never mine alone. It belonged to every coach’s guidance, every teammate’s trust, every fan’s unwavering support and my family’s belief, love and sacrifices. This award is a reminder to keep giving back to the sport and the people that gave me everything. To the BCCI and every cricket lover: thank you for letting me bat for India with an open heart and limitless boundaries,” Tendulkar wrote on X.

“The Lifetime Achievement Award acknowledged the cricket legend’s extraordinary 24-year international career where through personal milestones and national triumphs, through challenges and victories, he carried not just his bat but the hopes of an entire nation. It recognised not just a cricketer, but a phenomenon who transformed Indian cricket into a global powerhouse.

For over two decades, Tendulkar’s willow crafted poetry on cricket fields across the world, creating an unprecedented legacy of 100 international centuries and 34,357 international runs. From his debut as a 16-year-old prodigy to becoming the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs, Tendulkar’s journey was one of relentless pursuit of excellence. To this day, he remains the only cricketer to have featured in 200 Tests. His unmatched passion, dedication and skill combined with his humility, grace and dignity cemented his stature as a global sports icon,” BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia said in a statement.

BCCI awards

Meanwhile, for the third time, India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) for his stellar performances in 2024. Team India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana won the Best International Cricketer Award (Women) for the fourth time.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Cricket Association received the award for Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments of 2023-24 for having won the Ranji Trophy for a record 42nd time, while also emerging as champions of the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, Vijay Merchant Trophy and the Women’s U19 One Day Trophy.

The BCCI also felicitated R Ashwin, who announced his international retirement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The champion off-spinner was honoured with a special BCCI Award celebrating his exemplary international career.