{"id":5792,"date":"2025-09-24T19:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:53:14","slug":"dcci-general-secretary-ravikant-chauhan-created-history-by-organizing-a-spectacular-divyam-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5792","title":{"rendered":"DCCI General Secretary Ravikant Chauhan created history by organizing a spectacular “Divyam Awards” ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jaipur. Following the BCCI’s “Naman Awards,” the Disabled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) held its first “Divyam Awards” ceremony here on Thursday, resonating throughout the cricket world. DCCI General Secretary Ravikant Chauhan created history by organizing a spectacular “Divyam Awards” ceremony. The “Divyam Awards” are serving as a lifeline for disabled cricketers, instilling a renewed enthusiasm among them. An event of this kind had never been seen in disabled cricket before.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rajasthan Disabled Cricket Association (RDCA), under the guidance of the DCCI, successfully organized the Physical Disability Annual Awards 2025. This historic occasion was organized to honor the exceptional contributions and achievements of differently abled cricketers, coaches, administrators, and supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravindra Patil of Mumbai received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Gurudas Raut of Vidarbha received the Special Contribution Award. The Leadership and Inspiration Award went to Jaipuria Cricket Academy, which was received by Rohit Jhalani, Head Coach of the Indian Disabled Cricket Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Special Recognition (Sponsorship, Infrastructure, and Awareness) Award was presented to Rajesh Bhardwaj of Noida. Neeraj K. Pawan, Chairman of the Rajasthan State Sports Council and Youth Affairs Department, was the chief guest at the ceremony. RCA Ad-hoc Committee Convenor D.D. Kumawat and DCCI Secretary Ravikant Chauhan were the chief guests.<\/span>
\nOther distinguished guests included Vivek Gupta, Rajesh Tambi, RDCA President Jyotsna Chaudhary, RDCA Chief Patron Anil Mittal, RDCA Secretary Krishna Kumar Gupta, and RDCA Treasurer Gaurav Jhalani. Pawan and DD Kumawat announced that the India-England Physically Disabled Cricket Series will be held in Jaipur. They also assured their full support for the development and recognition of disabled cricket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ravikant Chauhan announced that a robust and systematic structure for disabled cricket will be implemented very soon. He further announced that salaries for disabled cricketers will soon be introduced, ensuring financial stability and professional recognition for the players. This event symbolizes the growing recognition of disabled cricket in Indian sports and aims to strengthen its foundation for future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winners of the Divyam Cricket Awards – DCCI Physical Disability Annual Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Players’ Awards \u2728<\/span>
\n1\ufe0f\u20e3 Ravindra Patil (Mumbai) \u2013 Lifetime Achievement Award<\/span>
\n2\ufe0f\u20e3 Gurudas Raut (Vidarbha) \u2013 Special Contribution Award<\/span>
\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 Vikrant Keni (Mumbai) \u2013 Players’ Choice (Popular Player)<\/span>
\n4\ufe0f\u20e3 Rajesh Kannur (Karnataka) \u2013 DCCI Player of the Year<\/span>
\n5\ufe0f\u20e3 Shivshankar (Karnataka) \u2013 Iconic Player Award<\/span>
\n6\ufe0f\u20e3 Surendra Khorwal (Rajasthan) \u2013 Best Amazing Player<\/span>
\n7\ufe0f\u20e3 Adil Nansola (Gujarat) \u2013 Rising Star of the Year<\/span>
\n8\ufe0f\u20e3 Anwar Ali (Uttar Pradesh) \u2013 Best Junior Player<\/span>
\n9\ufe0f\u20e3 Chandrabhan Giri (Hyderabad) \u2013 Best Coach<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Recognition Award \ud83c\udf1f<\/span>
\n\u2022 Mr. Nitendra Singh (Baroda) \u2013 Lifetime Contribution Award (Disability Cricket and Inclusion)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Disability Cricket Development Award: Adishwar Jain (Mumbai), Dipen Gandhi (Gujarat), Girish Shevate (Maharashtra), Utpal Majumdar (West Bengal)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Leadership and Motivation Award \u2013 Jaipuria Cricket Academy (Rohit Jhalani, Rajasthan)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Grassroots Disability Cricket Development Award \u2013 Vidarbha Disabled Cricket Association<\/span>
\n\u2022 Special Recognition Award (Sponsorship, Infrastructure, and Support Awareness) \u2013 Rajesh Bhardwaj (Noida)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Best Zonal Coordinator \u2013 Madhusudan Naik (South Zone)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Power Play Support Award \u2013 Sanjay Singh Tomar (Madhya Pradesh)<\/span>
\n\u2022 Best Administrator Award \u2013 Dheeraj Harde (Vidarbha)<\/span>
\n\u2022 National Best Team \u2013 Jammu & Kashmir<\/span>
\n\u2022 Best Association of the Year \u2013 Chhattisgarh Disabled Cricket Association Association<\/span><\/p>\n

During this meeting, several representatives from various states of the country participated, including Dipen Gandhi (Gujarat), Girish Shevate (Maharashtra), Sanjay Bhoskar (Vidarbha), Dr. Raghavi (Tamil Nadu), Sridhar (Karnataka), Suryanarayana (Andhra Pradesh), Arun (Kerala), Govindu (Pondicherry), Chandrabhan Giri (Hyderabad), Rajendra Singh Chauhan (Baroda), Devram (Saurashtra), Gurmeet Dhiman (Himachal Pradesh), Bhim Singh (Haryana), Arun Arora (Punjab), Lakhwinder Singh (Chandigarh), Rahul Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Naveen Chavan (Uttarakhand), Abhishek Singh (Chhattisgarh), Sanjay Tomar (Madhya Pradesh), Kalpesh Gaikar (Mumbai), Rakhel (Odisha), Iqbal Khan (Rajasthan), Aftab Alam (Jharkhand), Rakesh Kumar Gupta (Bihar) etc. attended the ‘Divyam Awards’.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jaipur. Following the BCCI’s “Naman Awards,” the Disabled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) held its first “Divyam Awards” ceremony here on Thursday, resonating throughout the cricket world. DCCI General Secretary Ravikant Chauhan created history by organizing a spectacular “Divyam Awards” ceremony. The “Divyam Awards” are serving as a lifeline for disabled cricketers, instilling a renewed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG-20250924-WA0007.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5794,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions\/5794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}