Dilip Vengsarkar receives Col. C K Nayudu award

Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday received the prestigious Col. C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award. He was conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket.

Vengsarkar, fondly called the ‘Colonel’ has played 116 Tests for India. He also served as the Chairman of the national selection committee in between 2006 and 2008. Vengsarkar, who captained India in ten Tests, is best remembered for his batting exploits especially at the cricket mecca ‘Lords’. He has scored 10,376 international runs for India and was a member of the India’s 1983 World Cup winning side.

“I thank BCCI for this honour. Looking at the names of players who have won the award makes me proud to be part of this select group,” said Vengsarkar, after receiving the award from Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) interim president Shivlal Yadav.

In the same award function, Indian medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar received the Polly Umrigar award for his all round display throughout the season, while Rohit Sharma received a special award his herculean world record of 264.