Shreyas Iyer's Touching Gesture Towards Rohit Sharma at CEAT Awards Goes Viral – WATCH NOW

At the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 in Mumbai, a heartwarming moment unfolded when Shreyas Iyer showed his respect by offering his seat to India captain Rohit Sharma. As Rohit entered the event, Iyer, sitting in the front row, immediately stood up and gestured for Rohit to take his seat. With a warm smile, Rohit accepted the gesture and sat behind Iyer, creating a memorable moment that quickly went viral on social media.

At the event, Rohit was named the ‘Men’s International Cricketer of the Year’, while former head coach Rahul Dravid was conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. India’s batting mainstay Virat Kohli was named the ‘Men’s ODI Batter of the Year’ while Mohammed Shami, the highest wicket-taker during the 2023 ODI World Cup with 24 scalps, was named the ‘ODI Bowler of the Year’. Kohli, who is currently spending time with his family in London, didn’t attend the event.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal, who raked up 712 runs against England during the five-Test series earlier this year, was named the ‘Men’s Test Batter of the Year’, while R. Ashwin was named the ‘Men’s Test Bowler of the Year’. BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who was awarded for excellence in sports administration, said that the Indian teams will look to clinch more trophies in the future.

Iyer, who captained Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title earlier this year, was also presented with a memo for ‘outstanding leadership’. Tamil Nadu captain R Sai Kishore, who led his team to the Ranji Trophy final last season, was named the ‘Domestic cricketer of the Year’. New Zealand’s Tim Southee was given the ‘Men’’ T20I Bowler of the Year’ award while England’s Phil Salt was adjudged the ‘Best Batter of the Year’ in the shortest format.

India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was presented with a memo for leading the country in most matches in T20I history, while her deputy and opening batter Smriti Mandhana was adjudged the ‘Women’s Indian Batter of the Year’. Deepti Sharma was named the ‘Indian Bowler of the Year’.

Opening batter Shafali Verma was presented with a memento for scoring the fastest double century in women’s Test cricket — a feat which she achieved off 194 balls against South Africa in the Chennai Test earlier this year.

With Agency Inputs