Sachin,Virat,Gavaskar to be honoured at BCCI Awards function

Tendulkar 2006-07 and 2009-10,Virender Sehwag 2007-08,Gautam Gambhir 2008-09 and Rahul Dravid 2010-11 were the earlier recipients of the award.

VVS Laxman,who announced his retirement from international cricket in August,will also be felicitated at the function to be held at the Chambers Terrace,Taj Mahal Palace and Tower.

Seven legends of Indian cricket 8211; Vijay Merchant,Vijay Manjrekar,Dattu Phadkar,Vinoo Mankad,Ghulam Ahmed,ML Jaisimha and Dilip Sardesai,will also be posthumously felicitated.

8220;The next-of-kin of each of these individuals will receive a trophy and cheque of Rs 15 lakhs,8221; the release said.

The ceremony will also witness former India captain Sunil Gavaskar receiving the prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The award comprises a trophy,citation and cheque for Rs 25 lakhs.

The previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are: 1994 8211; Lala Amarnath,1995 8211; Syed Mushtaq Ali,1996 8211; Capt Vijay Hazare,1997 8211; K N Prabhu,1998 8211; P R Umrigar,1999 8211; Col Hemachandra Adhikari,2000 8211; Subhash Gupte,2001 8211; Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi,2002 8211; Bhausaheb Nimbalkar,2003 8211; Chandrakant Borde,2004 8211; B S Bedi,B Chandrasekhar,EAS Prasanna,S Venkataraghvan,2007 8211; Nariman Contractor,2008 8211; Gundappa Viswanath,2009 8211; Mohinder Amarnath,2010 Salim Durani,2011 8211; Ajit Wadekar.