Rohit Sharma wins CEAT Men’s International Cricketer of the Year award

The CEAT Cricket Rating Awards ceremony took place in Mumbai on Wednesday, honoring the remarkable achievements of cricketing legends.

Key Highlights:

  • Rohit Sharma’s Victory:
    • Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian cricket team, won the prestigious CEAT Men’s International Cricketer of the Year award.
    • His leadership was instrumental in India’s victory at the T20 World Cup 2024, held in July.
    • Over his career, Rohit has accumulated impressive statistics, including 14,846 runs, three double centuries, 33 centuries, and 87 half-centuries in ODIs and T20Is combined.
    • Rohit is a two-time ICC T20 World Cup champion (2007 and 2024) and has also won the ICC Champions Trophy.
  • Virat Kohli’s Recognition:
    • Virat Kohli was honored as the ODI Batter of the Year.
    • Kohli has scored 13,906 runs in ODIs, with a stellar performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where he became the highest run-scorer with 765 runs.
  • Rahul Dravid’s Lifetime Achievement:
    • Former India head coach Rahul Dravid received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
    • Dravid’s leadership played a significant role in India’s T20 World Cup victory in 2024.

Other Award Winners:

  • Yashasvi Jaiswal was named the Best Test Batter of the Year for his outstanding performance against England.
  • Mohammad Shami won the Best ODI Bowler of the Year, with 24 wickets in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
  • Ravichandran Ashwin was recognized as the Men’s Test Bowler of the Year, having taken 26 wickets during England’s tour of India.
  • Shreyas Iyer received the Memento for Outstanding Leadership in the TATA IPL, leading Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title.

Final Match Recap:

  • In the T20 World Cup 2024 final, India clinched a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa, with key contributions from Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah.