The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host the BCCI Annual Awards function for the first time since the planet was taken over by the nightmare that was COVID-19 in 2020.
The function will be held on the eve of India's first of the five Tests against England, which begins at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on January 25.
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Both the Indian and English men's teams will be in attendance at the award ceremony, which is likely to see a long list of awardees due to the fact that the BCCI Annual Awards function is taking place for the first time in four years.
The Sporting News provides all the information regarding the 2024 BCCI Annual Awards function.
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When is the BCCI Annual Awards function?
This year's BCCI Annual Awards function is set to take place on January 23, according to Times Of India (TOI). The previous function was held on January 13, 2020.
Where is the BCCI Annual Awards function taking place?
The BCCI Annual Awards function will take place in Hyderabad, per the same report by TOI. It is going to be held in Hyderabad because the first Test between India and England takes place in Hyderabad after just two days.
Who were the award recipients at the previous BCCI Annual Awards function?
The last time a BCCI Annual Awards function took place was on January 13, 2020, where the Indian players were awarded on the basis of their performances for the 2018-19 cricket season.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was the recipient of the highest honour in the men's category, winning the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer.
Meanwhile, Poonam Yadav won the Best International Cricketer - Women award.
Former Indian batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth won the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in the Men's category, while Anjum Chopra won the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award in the Women's category.
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