Question
Download Solution PDFWho is the first Indian cricketer to have grabbed BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award three times?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Virat Kohli
Key Points
- BCCI stands for Board of Control for Cricket in India is a governing body for cricket and is headquartered in Mumbai.
- Polly Umrigar was an Indian cricketer who played during 1948-1962 and was Indian captain for nearly 10 test matches.
- Polly Umrigar's award was constituted in 2007 for Indian cricketers for their outstanding contribution and Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive it, followed by Virender Sehwag.
- Virat Kohli, who debuted in 2008, became the first Indian cricketer to receive Polly Umrigar's Award more than three times from 2014-2018. Hence option 1 is correct.
Additional Information
- Jasprit Bumrah is the latest player to win the Polly Umrigar award in 2018-19.
- Sachin Tendulkar was an internationally renowned Indian cricketer who played from 1988 -2013 and was a former captain of Team India.
- He is the youngest person and only sportsperson to win the Bharat Ratna Award in 2014 at the age of 40.
- Gautam Gambhir is a cricketer turned politician and a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from the East Delhi constituency since 2019.
- He received Padma Sri in 2019.
- M. S. Dhoni was an Indian cricketer and the captain of Team India from 2007-2017 and is still the only captain to win all the ICC awards.
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