Harmanpreet Kaur wins ‘Sportswoman of the 12 months (Cricket)’ award on the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023
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Harmanpreet Kaur wins ‘Sportswoman of the 12 months (Cricket)’ award on the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023

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India captain Harmanpreet Kaur received the ‘Sportswoman of the 12 months (Cricket)’ award on the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023 at The Taj Mahal Palace right here on Monday.

Odisha received the ‘Finest State For the Promotion of Sports activities’ award. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik obtained the award.

“I wish to thank The Hindu Group and Sportstar journal for this honorable award. In Odisha, we have now tried to do a terrific deal for hockey in the previous couple of years – within the final 15 months, we have now constructed the most important hockey stadium on the earth. We consider funding in sports activities is an funding in youth, and funding in youth is an funding sooner or later,” Patnaik stated.

Mohinder Amarnath, a key member of the Indian crew which received the 1983 Cricket World Cup, recalled the second when he took the final West Indian wicket to fall within the last. “When West Indies was 9 down, Kapil (Dev) was bowling and I used to be fielding at deep level. I used to be praying that Kapil shouldn’t take the wicket, solely as a result of it will have been unattainable for me to succeed in the dressing room. The group was completely able to run into the bottom,” Amarnath stated.

On the successful second, Amarnath stated, “On the time, we didn’t realise what we did. We created historical past.”

The jury panel was headed by legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra, former India hockey captain M.M. Somaya, chess nice Viswanathan Anand, former India soccer skipper Bhaichung Bhutia, and Olympians Anjali Bhagwat and Aparna Popat have been the opposite members of the jury.

The occasion is supported by IDFC First Financial institution, Indian Oil, India Cements, United India, Ramaiah College, Experimenta Science Middle GD Naidu Charity, Finolex Pipes, LIC, BPCL, Samsonite, Massive Basket, Nippon Paint, CRICHQ, Wordswork, NewsX and Casagrand.