Tendulkar awarded Test Cricketer of the year at Castrol Awards

Mumbai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was declared the Castrol Indian 
Cricketer of the Year as well as the Castrol Test Batsman of the Year 2009 
at the Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence held in Mumbai.

Sachin was also felicitated with a Special Award for his double record feat of 
becoming the first batsman to score a double century in ODIs and to score 
50 Test centuries.
Commenting on the Award, Sachin said, "The Castrol Awards for Cricketing 
Excellence are really special. The Castrol Awards are the premier awards 
for Indian cricketers for over ten years now and what makes them special 
are that they are based on recognition by my peers - fellow cricketers who 
understand the game and the pressures that go into every performance".


   Mohinder Amarnath, one of the key architects of India's 1983 World Cup 
win, was befittingly bestowed the Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award. 
Speaking on the occasion, Mohinder Amarnath said, "It is indeed an honor to 
receive the Castrol Lifetime Achievement Award which has been won by 
cricketing legends like the Late Vijay Hazare and Polly kaka and also my 
compatriots like Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. The 1983 World Cup win 
was a great experience and I do hope that the current India team wins the 
World Cup in our own backyard this time!"


   Amarnath represented India in 69 Tests and 85 ODIs in a career that 
spanned two decades. His performances in 1982-83 are part of the sport's 
folklore; recalled to the Indian team after a three-year break, he scored 
1182 runs from eleven consecutive Tests against Pakistan and the West 
Indies, and was acknowledged as the world's best batsman against pace. He 
went on to win the Man of the Match award in the semi-final and final of 
the 1983 World Cup.
           Other winners included Virender Sehwag, who won the Castrol Batsman 
of the Year 2009 (for Test and ODIs combined). Harbhajan Singh won the 
Castrol Bowler of the Year 2009 and Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni 
won the Castrol ODI Player of the Year 2009.
                Veteran Rahul Dravid was bestowed with The Castrol Award for 
Special Achievement for becoming the first cricketer to take 200 catches in 
Test matches.
                Yusuf Pathan was given the Castrol Impact Cricketer of the Year 
for his centuries against New Zealand and more recently against South Africa 
where he almost won the final match for India.
             Jaydev Unadkat, who won the India Test cap this year, was declared 
the Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year.


The Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence:

• Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year: Sachin Tendulkar
• Castrol Test Cricketer of the Year: Sachin Tendulkar
• Castrol ODI Cricketer of the Year: MS Dhoni
• Castrol Batsman of the Year: Virender Sehwag
• Castrol Bowler of the Year: Harbhajan Singh
• Castrol Special Achievement Award for highest number of catches in Test : Rahul Dravid
• Castrol Special Achievement Award for 50 Test centuries: Sachin Tendulkar
• Castrol Impact Cricketer: Yusuf Pathan
• Castrol Lifetime Achievement in Cricket: Mohinder Amarnath
• Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year: Jaydev Unadkat