Anshu Bhadoria - Wednesday, Oct 08, 2025The BCCI announced its annual awards on Tuesday, giving special recognition to Rohit Sharma. Rohit was recently removed from the ODI team captaincy. India won the Champions Trophy 2025 under his captaincy. Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, and Varun Chakravarthy also received awards.
Rohit Sharma has been given a special honor by the BCCI after being removed from the ODI captaincy during the Australia tour. The BCCI announced its annual CAT Cricket Awards on Tuesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India honored Rohit Sharma at this awards ceremony.
This was Rohit's first public appearance since being removed from captaincy. The BCCI presented Rohit with a special momento. Rohit received this special honor for leading India to the Champions Trophy title after 12 years. Under his captaincy, India won the title this year, marking India's first Champions Trophy win since 2013.
In addition, the BCCI presented awards in several other categories. Sanju Samson was named T20 International Cricketer of the Year. Varun Chakravarthy was also named T20 International Cricketer of the Year. Shreyas Iyer, who was appointed vice-captain of the ODI team, was honored with the CAT Geostar Award. New Zealand's Kane Williamson received the ODI Batter of the Year award. His compatriot Matt Henry received the ODI Bowler of the Year award.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi received the Emerging Cricketer of the Year award. England's Harry Brooke received the Test Cricketer of the Year award. Sri Lanka's Prabhat Jayasuriya was named Test Bowler of the Year. Harsh Dubey was named the CAT Domestic Cricketer of the Year, meaning the best player in domestic cricket.
Veteran Indian women's team batsman Smriti Mandhana was awarded the Women's Batsman of the Year award. Veteran Deepti Sharma received the Women's Bowler of the Year award.
