Sachin Tendulkar will receive the Polly Umrigar award for being India’s best cricketer in 2009-10, according to a BCCI media release on Saturday. The fourth annual BCCI awards ceremony will be held on May 31 in Mumbai.
During the 12-month period, Tendulkar scored 1064 runs from ten Tests, inclusive of one double hundred and five hundreds. He also scored 695 runs from 12 ODIs 69.5, inclusive of the first double hundred in ODIs, against South Africa in Gwalior in February 2010. He will receive a trophy and cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs.
The highlight of the ceremony will be the felicitation of the Indian team that won the World Cup in Mumbai.
Another highlight will be the presentation of the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The recipient will be announced on May 27. The winner will receive a trophy and cheque for Rs. 15 lakh.
Sachin - "A long-term plan is more important so I will not be worried if it takes a couple of weeks more,"
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