Shami bagged 24 wickets to emerge as the top wicket-taker of the ODI World Cup 2023 while Vaishali was a member of the Indian women’s chess team, which won the silver medal at the Asian Games.
India cricketer Mohammed Shami and chess grandmaster R. Vaishali won the ‘Sportsman of the Year (Group Sports)’ and ‘Sportswoman of the Year (Individual)‘ grants, individually at the Sportstar Experts Grants 2024 held at the Taj Mahal Royal residence here on Thursday.
Shami stowed 24 wickets to rise as the best wicket-taker of the ODI World Glass 2023. The pacer too recorded an mind blowing seven for 57 against Modern Zealand amid the World Cup.
Vaishali was a part of the Indian women’s chess group, which won the silver award at the Asian Diversions. At the Qatar Experts 2023, she earned her last Grandmaster norm.
“I am from a put which has no offices. My travel has pivoted on luckiness, exertion, and back from my family and companions. I am grateful for everything indeed- a individual who has contributed 1 per cent to my success,” Shami said.
“It is astonishing to be among so numerous achievers in this lobby. It is genuinely motivating to be here,” Vaishali said.
Previous Indian cricket group captain Sunil Gavaskar, the Experts Grants 2024 jury chairman, paid tribute to all the winners.
“With the kind of exhibitions that we keep seeing in Indian sports, it gets increasingly troublesome to choose the grant victors each year. Looking at recordings and perusing almost the candidates gives the jurors so much joy. It is like you’re coasting within [the] discuss. I am beyond any doubt that these unimaginable deeds will serve as an motivation for youthful sportspersons,” Gavaskar said.
The batting maestro had a word of exhortation for youthful sportspersons. “I am exceptionally thankful to Indian cricket. I am here nowadays as it were since of Indian cricket. So to all sportspersons, I say – never disregard your institution and your roots,” Gavaskar said.
Slam, Executive (The Hindu Bunch Distributing Private Restricted), Nirmala Lakshman, Chairperson (The Hindu Gather Distributing Private Constrained), and N. Murali, Executive (The Hindu Bunch Distributing Private Restricted) displayed grants to the winners.
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Complete Winners List
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (TRACK AND FIELD): MEN’S RELAY TEAM
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (TRACK AND FIELD): PARUL CHAUDHARY
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS): HARDIK SINGH, MOHAMMED SHAMI
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS): VANDANA KATARIYA
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL): SATWIKSAIRAJ RANKIREDDY, CHIRAG SHETTY
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL): RAMESHBABU VAISHALI, SIFT KAUR SAMRA
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (PARASPORTS): SUMIT ANTIL
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (PARASPORTS): THULASIMATHI MURUGESAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: RAHUL DRAVID
YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR (MALE): PRATHAMESH SAMADHAN JAWKAR
YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE): TILOTTAMA SEN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: CHANDU BORDE, KARNAM MALLESWARI
SPORTSTAR OF THE YEAR (MALE): NEERAJ CHOPRA
SPORTSTAR OF THE YEAR (FEMALE): SHEETAL DEVI
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: INDIA MEN’S CRICKET TEAM
CLUB/STATE TEAM OF THE YEAR: SAURASHTRA CRICKET TEAM
MOMENT OF THE YEAR: SHEETAL DEVI HITS THE BULLSYE
INTERNATIONAL ICON: MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN
BEST STATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: TAMIL NADU
BEST PSU FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: NTPC LTD
BEST CORPORATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: TATA STEEL LTD
BEST UNIVERSITY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPORT FOR SOCIAL GOOD: SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE BOARD
ACE OF ACES AWARD: ROHAN BOPANNA
