Vilasrao Deshmukh was an excellent administrator:
``Vilasrao Deshmukh was an excellent administrator. He was very fond of cricket, and a regular at cricket matches played in Mumbai,'' BCCI President N Srinivasan said in a statement.
New Delhi, Dec 20 Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was Thursday conferred with ``best administrator in India'' award for his contribution in pushing up the economic reforms and strengthening the internal security system when he held the home portfolio.