Kolkata: Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Awards event took place at Kolkata’s Dhano Dhanyo Auditorium on September 7, 2026 where senior, marquee and Junior players received awards for their outstanding performance in 2025-26 season. CAB performs this ceremony every year to honour the players.
Former Indian legend Asish Nehra was present as chief guest in the event and engaged in awards distribution and a delightful talk show. The event started honouring former legendary allrounder Sir Garfield Sobers who recently passed away before leaving rich legacy in World Cricket and Eden Gardens honoured him recently with a stand after his name.
Former Bengal great Utpal Chatterjee and Purnima Chowdhury received Lifetime Achievement Awards. Left arm spinner Utpal Chatterjee, one of Bengal’s greatest is one of the few players who picked 500+ FC wickets and was part of India’s 1995 Asia Cup winning campaign. He also is Vision 2028 spin bowling coach and instrimental in grooming many youngsters.
Purnima Chowdhury born in Calcutta represented India and Railways. A valuable allrounder, she announced herself in debut against West Indies in 1997 with a spell of 5/21, a rare feat considering the state of Women’s Cricket at that point of time.
Bengal youngster Sudip Gharami piled 797 runs , including 299 against Andhra Pradesh , Mohammed Shami with 67 wickets across Ranji Trophy, SMAT and Vijay Hazare Trophy, Tanushree Sarkar who scored 327 runs with 100+ average, Sujata Dey who had historic campaign in 2025-26 becoming first player to score century in Women’s Bengal T20 League, Sukhmeet Singh who played pivotal role in Shrachi Rarh Tigers win in Bengal T20 League, etc all were awarded.
Let’s take a look at which players won what awards.
Individual Awards:
Kartick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award –
Utpal Chatterjee
Purnima Chowdhury
Sudip Gharami – Pankaj Lall Roy Memorial Trophy – Cricketer of the year, PM Ghosh Memorial Challenge Trophy – Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Ranji Trophy
Sumanta Gupta – Pankaj Gupta Memorial Cup – Gentleman Cricketer of the year
Mohammed Shami – Shute Banerjee Memorial Trophy – Best Fast Bowler of the year
Tanushree Sarkar – Best Women’s Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Senior Women’s T20 Tournament, Women’s Targeted Women’s Camp under CoE
Ayush Kr Singh – Best U23 Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Col. C.K.Nayudu Trophy Tournament
Sukhmeet Singh – Best U23 Bowler
Sujata Dey – Best U23 Women’s Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter in Bengal T20 League (Women’s), Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Women’s U23 T20 Tournament, Emerging U23 Women’s High Performance Camp under CoE
Chandrahas Dhas – Best U19 Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal Cooch Behar Trophy, Represented U19 Challenger Trophy
Agastya Shukla – Best U19 Bowler, High Performance Camp for U19 Boys under CoE
Ipsita Mondal – Best U19 Women’s Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Women’s U23 One Day Tournament and U19 One Day Tournament
Rajesh Mondal – Best U16 Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Vijay Merchant Trophy
Triparna Samanta – Best Bowler U16, Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Vijay Merchant Trophy
Shyla Senapati – Best U15 Women’s Cricketer of the year, Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Women’s U15 One Day Tournament
Sonu Narayan Naubagh – Best District Senior Men’s Cricketer
Tithi Das – Best District Senior Women’s Cricketer
Arman Shah – Best U18 District Men’s Cricketer
Ratna Barman – Best U18 District Women’s Cricketer
Aritra Chakraborty – Player of the Tournament (U18), Highest Run Getter in CAB Junior U18 Inv Tournament
Sikriti Debsharma – Best U16 School Cricketer respectively
Nihal Taj Rahman – Best U15 District Cricketer, Highest Run Getter and Wicket Taker in Inter District U15 Two Day Cricket Tournament
Bhaskar Roy – Best University Cricketer
Ariktha Manna – Best District U14 Cricketer
Ishita Biswas – Highest Run Getter in CAB Women’s Club Cricket T20 Tournament
Koyel Sutradhar – Highest Wicket Taker in CAB Women’s Club Cricket T20 Tournament
Shahbaz Ahmed – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Ranji Trophy
Karan Lal – Highest Run Getter in Men’s Bengal T20 League
Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal – Highest Wicket Taker in Men’s Bengal T20 League
Shrayosi Aich – Highest Wicket Taker in Women’s Bengal T20 League
Ravi Kumar – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Col CK Nayudu Trophy
Rohit – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Cooch Behar Trophy
Priyanka Bala – Highest Run Getter for Bengal in Senior Women’s One Day Tournament
Saika Ishaque – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Senior Women’s One Day and T20 Tournament
Payal Vakharia – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in U23 Women’s One Day Tournament
Rupal Tiwari and Titas Sadhu – Joint highest taker for Bengal in Women’s U23 T20 Tournament
Jahanbi Raj Paswan and Snigdha Bag – Joint highest wicket taker for Bengal in Women’s U19 One Day Tournament
Prativa Mandi and Trishita Sarkar – Joint highest run Getter for Bengal in Women’s U19 T20 Tournament
Diya Nandi – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Women’s U19 T20 tournament
Ariktha Manna – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in Women’s U15 One Day Tournament
Ankur Paul – Highest Run Getter in First Division League and Senior Knock Out Tournament
Vinay Choudhary – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in First Division League and Senior Knock Out Tournament
Mohit Roy – Highest Run Getter in Second Division League and Junior Knock Out Tournament
Bhupinder Singh – Highest Wicket Taker in Second Division League and Junior Knock Out Tournament
Yuvraj Deepak Keswani – Highest Run Getter in JC Mukherjee Trophy
Pritam Chakraborty – Highest Wicket Taker in JC Mukherjee Trophy
Bishal Roy Choudhury – Highest Run Getter in NC Chatterjee Trophy
Raunav Hazra – Highest Wicket Taker for Bengal in NC Chatterjee Trophy
Abhimanyu Easwaran – Highest Run Getter in P.Sen Memorial Invitation Trophy
Subham Sarkar – Highest Wicket Taker in P.Sen Memorial Invitation Trophy
Tinku Kumar – Highest Run Getter in Inter District Senior Men’s One Day Tournament
Jeet Thakur – Highest Wicket Taker in Inter District Senior Men’s One Day Tournament
Arin Roy – Highest Run Getter in Inter District Senior Men’s T20 Tournament
Suman Das and Akhilesh Yadav – Joint highest wicket taker in Inter District Senior Men’s T20 Tournament
Tithi Das – Highest Run Getter in Inter District Senior Women’s T20 Tournament
Parama Mondal and Antara Mondal – Joint highest wicket taker in Inter District Senior Women’s T20 Tournament
Rudranil Bhakat – Highest Wicket Taker in CAB Junior U18 Inv Tournament
Dipanjan Maji – Highest Run Getter in Inter District U18 Men’s Two Day Tournament
Sumit Kumar Yadav and Ankush Chakraborty – Joint highest wicket taker in Inter District U18 Two Day Tournament
Ratna Barman – Highest Run Getter in Inter District U18 Women’s Cricket Tournament
Nandini Biswas – Highest Wicket Taker in Inter District U18 Women’s Cricket Tournament
Adrija Sarkar – Highest Run Getter in CAB Girl’s U16 School Cricket Tournament
Sikriti Debsharma, Srija Halder and Sudrishna Mistry – Joint highest wicket taker in CAB U16 School Cricket Tournament
Aayush Pan – Highest Run Getter in Inter District U15 One Day Cricket Tournament
Koushik Bouri – Highest Wicket Taker in Inter District U15 One Day Cricket Tournament
Bratya Bowlia and Rajarshi Roy – Joint highest run Getter in Dattu Phadkar U15 Trophy Tournament
Ansh Sha , Nabaraj Sarkar and Debayan Das – Joint highest wicket taker in Dattu Phadkar U15 Trophy Tournament
Raheel Ghorai – Highest Run Getter in Junior U15 Cricket Tournament
Hiramon Bairagi – Highest Wicket Taker in Junior U15 Cricket Tournament
Tiyas Das – Highest Run Getter in Inter School U15 Cricket Tournament
Nibedita Biswas – Highest Run Getter in Inter District U14 Girls Tournament
Jayita Basu – Highest Wicket Taker in Inter U14 Girls Tournament
Kirtiman Thakur – Highest Run Getter in Ambar Roy Sub Jr U13 Tournament
Agniswar Das – Highest Run Getter in Ajoy Ghosh Memorial Trophy
Sayanran Biswas – Highest Wicket Taker in Ajoy Ghosh Memorial Trophy
Bhaskar Roy – Highest Run Getter in Inter University T20 Tournament
Prithbi Mandi, Tirthankar Deyashi – Joint Highest Wicket Taker in Inter University T20 Tournament
Trishita Sarkar – Highest Run Getter in CAB Women’s Club One Day Cricket Tournament
Remondina Khatun – Highest Wicket Taker in CAB Women’s Club One Day Cricket Tournament
Team Awards :
First Division League Tournament –
Town Club – RC Sen Memorial Challenge Trophy and Monilal Atta Challenge Cup winner
Second Division League Tournament –
BNR Recreation Club – Kunja Behari Ghosh Challenge Club – Winner
Senior Knock Out Tournament –
Kidderpore SC – MM Mehra Challenge Trophy – Winner
Junior Knock Out Tournament –
International Club – DB Sen Memorial Challenge Cup – Winner
Bengal Men’s T20 League
Shrachi Rarh Tigers – Winner
Bengal Women’s T20 League
Adamas Howrah Warriors – Winner
Inter District Senior Men’s T20 Tournament –
Burdwan Blues – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Inter District Senior Women’s T20 Tournament –
North 24 Parganas DSA
Inter District U18 2 Day Men’s Cricket Tournament –
Burdwan DSA – CAB Challenge Cup
Inter District U15 2 Day Cricket Tournament –
North 24 Parganas DSA – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Inter District U14 Girls One Day Tournament –
Howrah DSA – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Ajoy Ghosh Memorial Trophy Tournament –
Rabindra Bharati University – Winner
JC Mukherjee Trophy –
Mohun Bagan AC – Winner
NC Chatterjee Trophy –
Aurora Athletic Association – Winner
P.Sen Memorial Invitation Tournament –
Town Club – Winner
Inter District U18 One Day Women’s Cricket Tournament –
North 24 Parganas DSA – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Junior U18 Invitation Tournament –
Barisha SC – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
CAB U16 Girls School Cricket Tournament –
Behala Kishore Bharati Girls HS – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Junior Cricket Tournament –
Pallisree Madhyamgram – HS Mitra Trophy and CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Inter District U15 One Day Cricket Tournament –
Hooghly DSA – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
Dattu Phadkar Trophy (U15) –
Kamrabad Uchcha Vidyalaya – Winner
Inter School Cricket Tournament (U15) –
Cathedral Mission High School – Phanindra Memo. Challenge Trophy – Winner
Ambar Roy Sub Junior Cricket Tournament (U13) –
22 Yards Sports School – Winner
Inter University T20 Tournament –
Rabindra Bharati University and Calcutta University – CAB Challenge Cup – Joint Winners
CAB Women’s Club Cricket One Day Tournament –
Md Sporting Club – CAB Challenge Cup – Winner
CAB Women’s Club Cricket T20 Tournament –
Kalighat Club.
