Mumbai, April 19: Hard-hitting batsman Robin Uthappa and stylish opener Murali Vijay have been nominated in two categories for the Sahara IPL Awards to be held here on April 23.
Uthappa, of Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Chennai Super Kings’ Vijay – none part of the Indian team in the World T20 Championship in the West Indies – have been shortlisted for the awards in the best batsman and most dramatic performance categories.
RCB’s Jacques Kallis, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar – the tournament’s two leading run-getters – and Super Kings’ Suresh Raina are the three others in the running to lift the best batsman award, as per the list of nominees for the jury awards announced today.
Six players are in the fray to be named the best bowler of the T20 tournament.
–Agencies