Who is the first Indian cricketer to have grabbed BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award three times?

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  1. Virat Kohli
  2. Gautam Gambhir
  3. Sachin Tendulkar
  4. M. S. Dhoni

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Option 1 : Virat Kohli
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The correct answer is Virat Kohli

Key Points

  • BCCI stands for Board of Control for Cricket in India is a governing body for cricket and is headquartered in Mumbai.
  • Polly Umrigar was an Indian cricketer who played during 1948-1962 and was Indian captain for nearly 10 test matches.
  • Polly Umrigar's award was constituted in 2007 for Indian cricketers for their outstanding contribution and Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer to receive it, followed by Virender Sehwag.
  • Virat Kohli, who debuted in 2008, became the first Indian cricketer to receive Polly Umrigar's Award more than three times from 2014-2018. Hence option 1 is correct.

Additional Information

  • Jasprit Bumrah is the latest player to win the Polly Umrigar award in 2018-19.
  • Sachin Tendulkar was an internationally renowned Indian cricketer who played from 1988 -2013 and was a former captain of Team India.
    • He is the youngest person and only sportsperson to win the Bharat Ratna Award in 2014 at the age of 40.
  • Gautam Gambhir is a cricketer turned politician and a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from the East Delhi constituency since 2019.
    • He received Padma Sri in 2019.
  • M. S. Dhoni was an Indian cricketer and the captain of Team India from 2007-2017 and is still the only captain to win all the ICC awards.
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