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BCCI Naman Awards Marred by On-Screen Blunders as Gill, Mandhana Take Top Honors

The board faced criticism after Shubman Gill was mislabeled as the 2025 Champions Trophy captain.

Overview

  • Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were named Best International Cricketers at the 2026 Naman Awards in New Delhi.
  • Lifetime Achievement honors went to Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj with the Col. C. K. Nayudu Award.
  • Event graphics erroneously labeled Gill as Champions Trophy 2025 winning captain, a title won under Rohit Sharma.
  • The ceremony also showed the senior women’s team photo while recognizing the U-19 women’s World Cup winners.
  • Following social-media backlash, the BCCI removed the posted video containing the mislabeling, with no further official remediation reported.