Shreyas Iyer's beautiful gesture towards Indian captain Rohit Sharma during award ceremony wins hearts - WATCH viral video

Indian star cricketers including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Mohammed Shami received special awards at the CEAT Cricket Awards function on August 21, Wednesday. During the ceremony, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won everyone's hearts with his beautiful gesture towards his senior and Indian captain Rohit Sharma. This mnoment occurred when Rohit reached the event, the incident. Iyer, who was in the front row, stood up and offered his seat when he saw Rohit, who was finding a place to sit. The video of the Indian skipper smiling and seated behind Iyer is going viral all over social media and fans are praising Iyer's gesture.

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Rohit Sharma wins International Cricketer of the Year Award

India captain Rohit Sharma, who was named the Men's International Cricketer of the Year, was the evening's star. Rohit was deserving of this prestigious award because of his outstanding performances across all formats. Rohit scored a remarkable 1,800 international runs in 2023. His batting in one-day internationals was particularly impressive, as he scored 1,255 runs at an impressive 52.59 average. During the World Cup, Rohit's contributions were crucial. He scored 597 runs and was the tournament's second-highest run scorer. Shreyas Iyer also won the Star Sports T20 leadership award for leading Kolkata Knight Riders to their historic third Indian Premier League title in IPL 2024.

Full list of awardees

Test Batter of the year- Yashasvi Jaiswal

Test Bowler of the Year- Ravichandran Ashwin

T20I Batter of the Year- Phil Salt

T20I Bowler of the Year- Tim Southee

Star Sports T20 leadership award- Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Award for excellence in sports administration- Jay Shah

Most matches as a captain in women's T20I history- Harmanpreet Kaur

CEAT women's Indian bowler of the Year- Deepti Sharma

Fastest double-century in women's Test- Shafali Verma
 

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