Mumbai, March 21: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Thursday conferred cricket legends Dilip Vengsarkar and Diana Edulji with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for their extraordinary contributions to the sport. Vengsarkar and Edulji have been key contributors to Mumbai and Indian cricket, not only as players but also as administrators. They were honoured at a glittering Annual Awards Function held at the Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy and Recreation Centre in BKC, Mumbai, where MCA also celebrated the city슬롯사이트s cricketing excellence and recognised the top performers of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. Sachin Tendulkar Pays Respect to Padmakar Shivalkar, Says 슬롯사이트His Smooth Action and Rhythm Were a Treat To Watch슬롯사이트�.

The awards were presented in the presence of C. P. Radhakrishnan, Governor of Maharashtra, and Ashish Shelar, Minister of Information Technology & Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra, along with MCA president Ajinkya Naik and members of the Apex Council.

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Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Sayali Satghare and Sanika Chalke were among the standout individual award winners.

MCA also celebrated the success of the Ajinkya Rahane-led Ranji Trophy champions and other Mumbai teams for their remarkable performances in domestic tournaments during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. They also awarded Sharad Pawar Scholarship to 15 young exceptional players, boosting their cricket dreams and encouraging them to make their mark in the cricketing world.

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