Syed Kirmani to get Lifetime Achievement Award

India's former wicket-keeper batsman Syed Kirmani has been nominated for this year's Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. According to a BCCI release, the Awards Committee met at Cricket Centre, BCCI headquarters, Mumbai, and unanimously nominated Kirmani for the Award for 2015. The committee consists BCCI President Shashank Manohar, Secretary Anurag Thakur and N Ram, former Editor-in-chief of The Hindu Group. The BCCI celebrates the birth centenary of Col. Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, the country’s first Test captain, by instituting an annual Lifetime Achievement Award, to honour individuals for their unparalleled contribution to Indian cricket, on and off the field. The Award comprises a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs. Kirmani, who made his Test debut in 1976 against New Zealand, kept wickets against India’s famous spin quartet and did the job remarkably well. He also excelled in batting scoring two Test centuries in the lower order. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. Kirmani was the vice-president of KSCA and also the chairman of the national selection committee.