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The legendary Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the BCCI'S Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board's annual gala in Mumbai on Saturday.
The 51-year-old Tendulkar, who played 664 international games for India, holds the record for most runs in Tests and ODIs in the history of the game.
"Yes, he will be the recipient of the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2024," a Board source told PTI.
Tendulkar's 200 Test and 463 ODI appearances are also the highest by any player in the history of the game. He amassed 15,921 Test runs besides a whopping 18,426 in ODIs.
However, he played only one T20 International in his stellar career.
Tendulkar was also a key member of India's 2011 World Cup-winning team, which was his record sixth and last appearance in the showpiece.
In 2023, the BCCI lifetime honour was bestowed on former India head coach Ravi Shastri and wicket-keeping great Farokh Engineer.
Tendulkar will be the 31st recipient of the award, which was instituted in 1994 in the honour of India's first captain Col. C K Nayudu, who also served the game as an administrator.
Nayudu had a 47-year-long first-class career between 1916 and 1963, which is a world record.