The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will felicitate the Indian cricket teams that recently won major ICC titles during its annual Naman Awards 2026 ceremony in Mumbai on Sunday. The highlight of the event will be the recognition of five Indian teams that captured international trophies in recent years, marking a historic first for Indian cricket.
The men’s team, led by Suryakumar Yadav and coached by Gautam Gambhir, will be honoured for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. India defeated New Zealand national cricket team by 96 runs in the final held in Ahmedabad on March 8. With that victory, India became the first team to win the tournament three times, the first to defend the title successfully, and the first to achieve the feat on home soil.
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Other Indian teams that will be recognised include the senior women’s side for winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025, the men’s team that clinched the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, the squad that won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2026, and the women’s team that captured the ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup in 2025.
Several individual awards will also be presented. India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill will receive the Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer (Men) for the 2024–25 season, while Smriti Mandhana will be named Best International Cricketer (Women) for the fifth time in her career.
Former Indian stars Roger Binny and Rahul Dravid will be honoured with the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the BCCI’s highest honour. Former India captain Mithali Raj will receive the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women.
Among domestic players, Ira Jadhav will receive the Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy, Shafali Verma will be recognised as the best women’s cricketer in the senior domestic one-day format, while Ayush Mhatre and Harsh Dubey will receive awards for outstanding all-round performances.
The Mumbai Cricket Association will also be honoured as the best-performing state association after winning four domestic titles and finishing runners-up in two competitions during the season.
