Mumbai, November 29: In-form Indian opener Gautam Gambhir today won the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award for his stupendous performance with the bat in the 2008-09 season.
Gambhir, who has notched seven hundreds in his last nine Tests including four in the last four, also won the Test Batsman of the Year award at a function held here tonight.
Gambhir’s India and Delhi opening mate Virender Sehwag won the ODI Batsman of the Year award.
The Test Bowler of the Year award was bagged by Australia’s left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson.
Former spin great Erapalli Prasanna was given the Lifetime Achievement award while Australia got the Team of the Year award.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was given a special felicitation award for completing 300 wickets in Tests.
–Agencies