Virat Kohli receives Polly Umrigar Award; Kevin Pietersen strikes emotional chord with speech on saving Test cricket

[caption id=“attachment_4508425” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  On a night when BCCI celebrated Indian cricketers for their outstanding achievements, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen addressed the prestigious MAK Pataudi Lecture. Pietersen spoke eloquently about the importance of Test cricket and why administrators should protect the format. BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4508437” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Indian cricket team’s captain Virat Kohli received the Polly Umrigar Award for his stupendous performances in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4508445” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Indian women’s T20 team captain Harmanpreet Kaur bagged the best international cricketer - women award for the 2016-17 season. Twitter @ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4508463” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Best international cricketer award - women for the year 2017-18 went to Smriti Mandhana. Twitter@ICC[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4508465” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Members of the Indian cricket team pose for a photo during BCCI awards ceremony. BCCI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4508477” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  From left - Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal, Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma and KL Rahul pose for a photo. PTI[/caption]