BCCI Awards 2009 (Full Info)

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Dashing opener Virender Sehwag receives the Polly Umrigar award from Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar at the annual awards nite in Mumbai on Wednesday. Sehwag said he wanted to emulate his idol Sachin Tendulkar and win the BCCI's Cricketer of the Year award.
"I have always watched Sachin on TV and wanted to emulate him. It's a great honour to win this award, especially a year after my role model Tendulkar won it. It took me eight years to do so. My first award was the Castrol Award. I thank the BCCI for this honour," said Sehwag.

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Gundappa Viswanath, ex-India skipper and one-time middle-order mainstay, received the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award from Manohar. The former wrist specialist, who brought unbridled joy to millions of Indian fans with his stylish play, said he considered the twin triumphs in 1971 in the West Indies and England as his best moments.
"I consider the 1971 tour under Ajit Wadekar of the West Indies and England as my best cricketing moments. Again we chased 400-plus and won (at Port of Spain in Trinidad in 1976) and I got a hundred which also is a special moment for me," the Bangalore-based Vishwanath said.

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Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Shri, received a special award.

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Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also received a special award for taking 300 Test wickets and received the Padma Shri.

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Former captain of the women's team, Mithali Raj, receives the M A Chidambaram Trophy for being the 'Best Woman Cricketer' for the 2007-08 season.