It is anticipated that Sachin Tendulkar would receive recognition on Saturday at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) annual awards ceremony in Mumbai. Although it is yet unclear if he would receive the coveted CK Nayudu Award, the Maestro is set to receive one.
Tendulkar had played for India in 463 ODIs and one T20I, for a total of 664 international matches, in addition to his nearly unbeatable 200 Tests. He has amassed nearly 34,000 runs and 100 international hundreds in these games. In addition, he received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna.
The other recipients of the CK Nayudu Award include: Lala Amarnath, Syed Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Hazare, KN Prabhu, Hemu Adhikari, Subhash Gupte, MAK Pataudi, BB Nimbalkar, Chandu Borde, Bishan Singh Bedi, S Venkataraghavan, EAS Prasanna, BS Chadrasekhar, Mohinder Amarnath, Salim Durani, Ajit Wadekar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Syed Kirmani, Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar, K Srikkanth, and Farookh Engineer. The honor was given to Ravi Shastri in 2023, making him the last recipient.
The other big point of interest at the awards night is the guest speaker for the annual MAK Pataudi lecture. It is still not clear who will deliver the lecture.
In the meantime, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is receiving recognition for being the top domestic cricket association. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy for the 42nd time last year.
The Mumbai Cricket Association will get the BCCI Annual Awards' Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments (2023–24) prize at the Naman 2023–24 ceremony. This honor honors the unwavering spirit of our players, support staff, and administration and underlines Mumbai's dominance in domestic cricket, including the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup victories," the MCA said in a statement.