Prithvi Shaw, the latest heartthrob in Mumbai cricket, was awarded the Junior Cricketer of the year award, while Smriti Mandhana, from Sangli, who was one of the star players for Indian women cricket team which finished runners-up in the World Cup championships held in England, was adjudged the Woman Cricketer of the year at the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) Golden Jubilee Awards 2017 function held at Bombay Gymkhana today.
Prithvi Shaw
The awards were presented by Mr Vinod Tawde, State Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare. Another cricketer from Mumbai, veteran allrounder Abhishek Nayar was awarded the trophy for being the Ranji Trophy Cricketer of the year award. Maharashatra batsman Kedar Jadhav, was chosen as the international cricketer of the year award.
Smriti Mandhana
Mumbai’s ace swimmer Aditi Dhumatkar, who had set the pool on fire with her fantastic show while golds in the 50 and 100m free style gold medals at the 70th Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championship at Ranchi last year and also the 200m freestyle silver medal bagged the . Women sportsperson of the year award. Mumbai’s Rayna Saldhana (swimming) and Diya Chitale (Table Tennis), bagged the Junior Sportswoman of the year award.
Aditi Dhumatkar
The winners of SJAM Golden Jubilee Annual Awards- 2017 were::
Sportsman of the year: Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (Chess, Nashik) and Akash Chikte (Goalkeeper, Pune: Indian Men’s Hockey team)
Diya Chitale
Sportswoman of the year: Aditi Dhumatkar (Swimming, Mumbai).
Junior Sportsman of the year: Abhimanyu Puranik (Chess, Pune).
Junior Sportswoman of the year: Rayna Saldhana (Swimming, Mumbai) and Diya Chitale (Table Tennis, Mumbai).
Sportsman of the year – Indian Games: Prashant More (Carrom, Mumbai).
Cricketer of the year: Kedar Jadhav (Pune).
Ranji Trophy Cricketer of the year: Abhishek Nayar (Mumbai)
Woman cricketer of the year : Smriti Mandhana, Sangli.
Junior Cricketer of the year: Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai).
Best Team of the year: Mumbai Indians.
Special Team performance of the year: Mumbai City FC.
(Mumbai)..
Best College of the Year: Rizvi College of Arts, Science and
Commerce, Bandra (Mumbai).
Best School of the year: Don Bosco High School, Matunga- Boys Team.