The Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year is one of the

BCCI Awards The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The awards recognise and honour the best Indian international and domestic cricketers for the past year. The awards were first given in ...

, awarded to Indian cricketers for outstanding performance in international cricket.

History

The award was instituted in 2007, with

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being the first recipient.

Award

The award includes a trophy, citation, and cash prize of 15

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List of recipients

References

{{Cricket in India Cricket awards and rankings Awards established in 2007