India stumper Saba Karim will grace the Bankers’ Sports Council annual awards function to be held on March 25 at Narayani Memorial hall, MKH Sancheti Public School and Junior College, Hindustan Colony, Wardha Road at 5.30 pm. Addressing a press conference Rahul Joshi, Secretary, BSC, said that around 14 sportspersons from the city apart from winners of various BSC tournaments will be rewarded during the function. Vijay Lokpally, former deputy edition, The Hindu will be the special guest. “Chess queen WGM Divya Deshmukh will be rewarded with the LateVV Naik Trophyfor her outstanding performancethroughout the year,” informedJoshi. Similarly, Vidarbha Under-23captain Mandar Mahalle, basketball organiser ShivChhatrapati award winner ShatrighnaGokhale. KhushrooPoacha, chess playerSheetal Panbude, SmitaThakare, Adv BhanudasKulkarni, VidarbhaRanji coach UsmanGhani, handball playerHarpreet SinghRandhawa, basketball playerGunjan Mantri, carrom playerNikhil Lokhande will be theawardees. BSC Vice-President SharadPadhye, treasurer Rajesh Joshiand others were also presendduring the press conference.