CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) felicitates outstanding performances in the International Arena
CEAT International Cricketer of the Year - Virat Kohli
CEAT International Batsman of the Year - Shikhar Dhawan
CEAT International Bowler of the Year - Trent Boult
CEAT T20 Bowler of the Year - Rashid Khan
CEAT T20 Batsman of the Year - Colin Munro
CEAT Outstanding Innings of the Year - Harmanpreet Kaur
CEAT Domestic Player of The Year - Mayank Agarwal
CEAT U 19 Player of The Year - Shubhman Gill
CEAT Popular Choice Award - Chris Gayle
CEAT Lifetime Achievement Award - Farokh Engineer
Mumbai, May 28th, 2018: A leading tyre manufacturer CEAT Limited celebrated the success and glory of International cricket with CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2018 at a ceremony here today. The awards honored the best of the International cricketers based on their performances as rated by the CEAT Cricket ratings (CCR) for the year 2017 - 2018.
CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) is the first cricket rating to officially recognise and reward cricketers for their performances in the international cricket arena.
Mr. Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Group said, "We have witnessed some outstanding performances in the year 2017, but these individuals broke away from the pack owing to their blistering and consistent performances throughout the year. We are delighted to felicitate them at this year's CEAT Cricket Rating Awards and congratulate them for entertaining us throughout and would like to wish them the best for the upcoming season."
The awards honor the best of the International cricketers based on their performances in international cricketing in all formats, i.e. Test, ODI and T20, as rated by the CEAT Cricket ratings (CCR) for the year 2017 - 2018.
Indian Team captain Virat Kohli was announced as the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year while Shikhar Dhawan was conferred with the CEAT International Batsman of the Year and Trent Boult as the CEAT International Bowler of the Year. CEAT awarded Rashid Khan for outstanding bowling and Colin Munro for his exceptional batting in T20. Rewarding and encouraging younger talent, India's Shubman Gill who performed a great role in Indian U-19 win against England was awarded as U 19 Player of The Year and Outstanding Innings of the Year to Harmanpreet Kaur, while Mayank Agarwal was awarded as Domestic Cricketer of the Year. It was also a day to honor the stalwarts of the yesteryears who have carved a name for themselves as legends of Cricket. Cricketing legend Farokh Engineer was awarded the 'CCR International Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cricket.
Speaking on the occasion cricket legend and the chief adjudicator of the CEAT Cricket Rating, Mr. Sunil Gavaskar said, "For the last 2 decades, the CEAT International Cricket Awards are one of the most coveted awards in the cricketing world simply because they are given purely on performance of the cricketer. Unlike most of the awards, CEAT International Cricket Awards not only presents the winners with a glorious trophy but also a cash incentive"
About The Ceat Cricket Ratings Awards
The CEAT Cricket Rating was the first rating system in international cricket to recognize and reward outstanding performers in cricket on an annual basis. Conceived in 1995 by CEAT, the CEAT Cricket Rating attempted to answer every cricket-lover's persistent and perennial query - "Who is the best of the best?"
The CEAT Cricket Rating stands out by virtue of its simplicity. It comprises an objective points system that awards points to cricketers for their batting, bowling and on-field performances.
The cricketer that accumulates the highest number of points in their respective categories at the end of the period are declared the CEAT Cricket Rating International Cricketer.
The past winners of the CEAT Cricket Rating have been
Cricketer of the Year
1995-96 Brian Lara
1996-97 Venkatesh Prasad
1997-98 Sanath Jayasuriya
1998-99 Jacques Kallis
1999-00 Sourav Ganguly
2000-01 Muttiah Muralitharan
2001-02 Muttiah Muralitharan
2002-03 Ricky Ponting
2003-04 Brian Lara
2004-05 Jacques Kallis
2005-06 Ricky Ponting
2006-07 Muthiah Muralitharan
2007-08 Mahela Jayawardene
2008-09 Gautam Gambhir
2009-10 Shane Watson
2010-11 Jonathon Trott
2011-12 Virat Kohli
2013-14 Virat Kohli
2014-15 Kumar Sangakkara
2015-16 Joe Root
2016-17 Virat Kohli
The adjudicators - The CEAT CRICKET RATINGS are overseen by cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar, who is the adjudicator for the ratings.
About CEAT Ltd (www.ceat.com) Mumbai head-quartered CEAT, the flagship company of the Rs 22,000-crore RPG Enterprises, was established in 1958. Today, CEAT is one of India's leading tyre manufacturers and has strong presence in global markets. CEAT produces over 15 million tyres a year and offers the widest range of tyres to all segments and manufactures world-class radials for - heavy-duty trucks and buses, light commercial vehicles, earthmovers, forklifts, tractors, trailers, cars, motorcycles and scooters as well as auto-rickshaws.
RPG Enterprises (www.rpggroup.com) RPG Enterprises, established in 1979, is one of India's fastest growing business groups with a turnover of Rs 23000 Cr. The group has diverse business interests in the areas of Infrastructure, Tyres, Pharma, IT and Specialty as well as in emerging innovation led technology businesses.
