Sports · 16 March 2026
BCCI Naman Awards 2026 honour Shubman Gill, Smriti Mandhana and domestic stars
Exam-focused facts from the 16 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Shubman Gill won the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) 2024-25.
- Smriti Mandhana won the Best International Cricketer (Women) 2024-25 for the fifth time.
- Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj received the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Harshit Rana won Best International Debut (Men) 2024-25.
- N Sree Charani won Best International Debut (Women) 2024-25.
- Deepti Sharma took the most wickets for India Women in ODIs during 2024-25.
- Ayush Mhatre (Mumbai) won the Lala Amarnath Award for Best All-rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions 2024-25.
- Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha) won the Lala Amarnath Award for Best All-rounder in Ranji Trophy 2024-25.
- Ira Jadhav (Mumbai) won Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for Best Woman Cricketer (Jr Domestic) 2024-25.
- Shafali Verma (Haryana) won Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy for Best Woman Cricketer (Sr Domestic) 2024-25.
- Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan (Madhya Pradesh) topped wicket-takers in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Kishan Sarkar (Tripura) topped wicket-takers in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Shanthanu Singh (Uttar Pradesh) topped run-scorers in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Pritam Raj (Bihar) topped run-scorers in U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Hemchudeshan J (Tamil Nadu) topped wicket-takers in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Arkajit Roy (Tripura) topped wicket-takers in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Nitya J Pandya (Baroda) topped run-scorers in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Ragavan Ramamoorthy (Puducherry) topped run-scorers in U19 Cooch Behar Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Vicky Ostwal (Maharashtra) topped wicket-takers in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Dipjyoti Saikia (Assam) topped wicket-takers in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Macneil H N (Karnataka) topped run-scorers in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- R Jashwanth Shreeram (Puducherry) topped run-scorers in U23 Col. C K Nayudu Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha) topped wicket-takers in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Suchith J (Nagaland) topped wicket-takers in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Y V Rathod (Vidarbha) topped run-scorers in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group.
- Snehal Kauthankar (Goa) topped run-scorers in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Plate Group.
- Mumbai Cricket Association won Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments 2024-25.
- Ulhas Gandhe (Vidarbha C A) won Best Umpire in Domestic Cricket 2024-25.