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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the first woman to be honored BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award
A
Shantha Rangaswamy
B
Lakshmi Gayathri
C
Revathi Shankar
D
Sandhya Gopal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Making her debut in October of 1976, Shanta captained the Indian women’s cricket team, becoming the first woman to lead and win a test series, whilst also scoring India’s first test century. Off the pitch, Shanta scored the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Annual Awards.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi, 27 November 2022: At the TURF2022 & India Sports Awards of FICCI, former Ranji cricketer Sarkar Talwar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year award on Saturday.

Detailed explanation-3: -First Indian woman athlete to be awarded Arjuna Award – Stephie D’Souza. First highest individual score in women’s Test Cricket – Mithali Raj.

Detailed explanation-4: -Former PM Manmohan Singh conferred Lifetime Achievement Honour by UK.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ajit Wadekar, former India captain, will be the recipient of the BCCI’s Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. Born on 1 April 1941, Wadekar made his first-class debut for Mumbai in the late fifties.

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