Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were named the Best International Cricketers in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the BCCI Awards 2025 on Friday. The annual ceremony, which began in 2006-07, recognizes outstanding performances in Indian cricket, with the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best International Cricketer (men) and the Best International Cricketer (women) being the most prestigious honors.

Bumrah, who also won the ICC’s Best Men’s Test Cricketer and overall Best Men’s Cricketer of the Year awards, continued his dominance by claiming the BCCI’s top prize for 2023-24. The star pacer played a crucial role in India’s T20 World Cup triumph, taking 15 wickets and delivering match-winning spells that earned him the Player of the Tournament title. In Tests, he finished 2024 as the highest wicket-taker globally, claiming 71 wickets in 13 matches—only behind Kapil Dev for most wickets by an Indian in a single calendar year.

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This marks Bumrah’s third Polly Umrigar Award, having previously won in 2018-19 and 2021-22. He now trails only Virat Kohli, who has won it five times, while Sachin Tendulkar and Ravichandran Ashwin have each won it twice. Shubman Gill was the previous winner for the 2022-23 season.

On the women’s side, Smriti Mandhana clinched the Best International Cricketer of the Year award for the third time, adding to her wins in 2020-21 and 2021-22. She had a phenomenal year in ODIs, amassing 747 runs at an average of 57.46, including four centuries—a new record in women’s cricket. Her outstanding performances also earned her the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award earlier this year.

The Best International Debut awards were given to Sarfaraz Khan in the men’s category and Asha Sobhana in the women’s category.

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was honored with the prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the sport. The Master Blaster remains the highest run-scorer in both Test and ODI cricket history.

A total of 26 awards were finalized by the BCCI, with the official ceremony set to take place in Mumbai today.

Here’s a list of all winners at the BCCI Awards 2025:

Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Men: Sachin Tendulkar
Polly Umrigar Award – Best International Cricketer – Men: Jasprit Bumrah
Best International Cricketer – Women: Smriti Mandhana
Best International Debut – Men: Sarfaraz Khan
Best International Debut – Women: Asha Sobhana
BCCI Special Award: Ravichandran Ashwin
Highest Run-Getter in ODIs – Women: Smriti Mandhana
Highest Wicket-Taker in ODIs – Women: Deepti Sharma
Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket: Akshay Totre
M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Run-Getter in U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy: Kavya Teotia
M.A. Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker in U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy: Vishnu Bhardwaj
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer Senior Domestic: Priya Mishra
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer Junior Domestic: Ishwari Awasare
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker in U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy: Hemchudeshan Jeganathan
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Highest Run Getter in U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy: Lakshya Raichandani
MA Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker in U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy (Plate Group): Neizekho Rupreo
MA Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Run Getter in U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy (Plate Group): Hem Chetri
MA Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Wicket-Taker in U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy (Elite Group): P Vidyuth
MA Chidambaram Trophy – Highest Run Getter in U-23 CK Nayudu Trophy (Elite Group): Aneesh KV
Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy (Plate Group): Mohit Jangra
Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Wicket-Taker in Ranji Trophy (Elite Group): Tanay Thyagarajan
Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Run Getter in Ranji Trophy (Plate Group): Agni Chopra
Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Run Getter in Ranji Trophy (Elite Group): Ricky Bhui from Andhra Pradesh was the winner.
Lala Amarnath Award for the Best All-Rounder in Domestic Limited-Overs Competitions: Shashank Singh from Chhattisgarh received this medal.
Lala Amarnath Award for the Best All-Rounder in Ranji Trophy: Tanush Kotian
Best Performance in BCCI Domestic Tournaments: Mumbai.