Veteran Batsman Rahul Dravid to be given Polly Umrigar Award for India's Best Cricketer of 2010-11

Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid was selected for the Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2010-11 season. He will receive his award during the BCCI's annual awards ceremony to be held on 10 December 2011 in Chennai. He will be honoured with a trophy and prize of Rs 5 lakh.

Dravid, who scored 1258 runs in 15 Tests at an average of 53 this season, pulled off six hundreds during 2010-11. Dravid was the star of India's tour of England in 2011, though India’d 0-4 defeat in the series cost India the top spot in the ICC Test rankings.

India women's team captain Jhulan Goswami is also to be honoured at the annual awards. The pacer will be awarded the M A Chidambaram Best Woman Cricketer of 2010-11 trophy for claiming 21 wickets in eight matches.

During the BCCI's annual awards ceremony, honours will also be conferred upon the following cricketers:

Col. C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award: Ajit Wadekar

Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest Scorer in the Ranji Trophy 2010-11): S Badrinath (922 runs at a rate of 131.71 in nine matches, inclusive of four centuries and three half centuries)

Madhavrao Scindia Award (Highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy 2010-11): Bhargav Bhatt (47 wickets at an average of 21.57 in nine matches, inclusive of four 5WI and one 10WM).

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best Under-16 cricketer of 2010-11): Vijay Zol (858 runs at an average of 85.8 in seven matches, inclusive of four centuries and two half-centuries)

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best Under-19 cricketer of 2010-11): Avi Barot (971 runs at an average of 88.27 in seven matches, inclusive of four centuries and three half-centuries)

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best Under-22 cricketer of 2010-11): Suryakumar Yadav (721 runs at an average of 80.11 in seven matches, inclusive of two centuries and four half centuries)

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer of 2010-11): Jhulan Goswami (21 wickets at an average of 7.62 in eight matches, inclusive of one 5WI)

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer (junior) of 2010-11): Mona Meshram (623 runs at an average of 103.83 in eight matches, inclusive of one century and five half centuries).

Best Umpire in Domestic cricket 2010-11: S Ravi

Dilip Sardesai Award for India's Best Cricketer in the 2011 Test series in the West Indies: Ishant Sharma (22 wickets at an average of 16.8 from three Tests, inclusive of two 5WIs and one 10WM)

Dilip Sardesai Award for India's Best Cricketer in the 2011-12 Test series against the West Indies: To Be Decided at the end of the ongoing Test series

Lala Amarnath Award for the Best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy 2010-11: Iqbal Abdulla (385 runs and 27 wickets from 8 matches)

Lala Amarnath Award for the Best all-rounder in the Domestic Tournaments 2010-11: Sumit Narwal (163 runs and 13 wickets from 6 matches)

Best Overall Performance in 2010-11: Railways Sports Promotion Board and Delhi and District Cricket Association