Right-arm medium pace bowler Rajesh Mohanty and Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu were conferred the Sahid Sporting Maruti Estate India Limited’s ‘Cricketer of the Year’ and Women’s ‘Cricketer of the Year’ awards, respectively, here on Sunday.
They were felicitated for their astonishing show in the 2018-19 season at a function held here under the chairmanship of Sahid Sporting Club secretary Pankaj Patnaik.
Local MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, Maruti Estate MD Jitendra Prasad Singh attended as guests.
Mohanty and Sahu were presented cash awards of Rs 31,000 each with a trophy, memento and a blazer.
In a bid to encourage the cricketers of Odisha the club has been felicitating players for the last 25 years. Sports journalist Sambit Mahapatra coordinated the programme.