BCCI awards: Gill awarded Cricketer of the Year; Shastri gets special honour

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BCCI awards: Shubman Gill awarded Cricketer of the Year; Ravi Shastri honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award - Report..

Indian opener Shubman Gill will reportedly be conferred the Cricketer of the Year award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awards..

Gill became the fourth Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to top the ICC batting rankings in ODIs..

With the BCCI awards taking place for the first time since 2019, Gill will be awarded the Cricketer of the Year award..

"He (Shastri) has been chosen for the honour while Gill will be awarded the cricketer of the year," said a BCCI official told news agency PTI..

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