Dravid wins Test player of the year award

BANGALORE, August 30, 2012



A Wednesday night, that celebrated Indian cricket's highs in 2011, added lustre to a string of players cutting across generations.



The Castrol awards for cricketing excellence honoured men as diverse as Ajit Wadekar, who bagged the lifetime achievement award, and Unmukt Chand, who topped the 'Junior cricketer' category.



Strangely, the biggest award winner — Indian cricketer of the year — M.S. Dhoni, was conspicuous by his absence. Another absentee was special awardee Yuvraj Singh.



Rahul Dravid walked away with the Test-cricketer-of-the-year award, while the limited-over category honours went to Suresh Raina and Sachin Tendulkar took the batsman-of-the-year trophy.



Wadekar, who led India to triumphs in the West Indies and England in the early 1970s, said: "It is a moment of pride. The tree we planted has grown so fast and I am glad to see these youngsters, who have made us proud."



There was also a warm passing of the baton moment as the great E.A.S. Prasanna handed over the best bowler award to R. Ashwin.
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