Syed Kirmani nominated for CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

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Former wicket-keeper batsman Syed Kirmani has been nominated for prestigious BCCI-instituted Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2015.Kirmani who was a member of the Indian team that won the World Cup in 1983 for the first time has been conferred with the award for his contribution to Indian cricket.

Syed Kirmani was selected for this prestigious award by the Awards Committee of BCCI consisting of BCCI President Shashank Manohar, Secretary Anurag Thakur and N Ram, former Editor-in-chief of The Hindu Group.

About Syed Kirmani:

• Syed Kirmani Kirmani was one of India’s finest wicket keepers and had played 88 Tests and 49 ODIs for India.He holds distinction of 198 dismissals as a wicket keeper in 88 Tests and had scored 2759 runs including two centuries, at an average of 27.04
• Kirmani won the award for the best wicket keeper in the 1983 Cricket World Cup,for his catch of Faoud Bacchus that he took in the final against the West Indies.
• Kirmani had played 49 ODIs for India and scored 373 runs. The main highlight being the 126-run rearguard partnership that he shared with Kapil Dev in the World Cup game against Zimbabwe in Turnbridge Wells.
• Kirmani had served as chairman of the national selection committee in 2000 and also vice-president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) after his playing career.