As is the tradition every year, the ICC announced the winners of the 2017 Cricket Awards, with Indian captain Virat Kohli winning the Cricketer of the Year award.
The 29-year-old has also been named as the ODI Player of the Year for his stupendous run in limited-overs cricket in the period under consideration.
"It means a lot to me to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for becoming the ICC cricketer of the Year 2017 and also ODI player of the year. I won that in 2012 as well, but this is the first time I'm winning the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy and that's a huge honour for me. It's probably the biggest award that we have in world cricket. Two Indians getting it back to back makes it more special. Last time it was Ashwin, this time I'm getting it", Kohli was quoted as saying, according to ESPN Cricinfo.
Kohli scored as many as six centuries in ODIs last year, averaging a stupendous 76.84 in 2017.
His ODI career average is now pegged at 55.74, which is the highest ever by a batsman among all Test playing nations.
Australian Test captain Steven Smith was named as the Test Cricketer of the Year.
"It's a great honour to win the Test player of the year award. It's called Test cricket for a reason and I'm very humbled to win that award.", Smith was quoted as saying.
The 29-year-old has also been named as the ODI Player of the Year for his stupendous run in limited-overs cricket in the period under consideration.
"It means a lot to me to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for becoming the ICC cricketer of the Year 2017 and also ODI player of the year. I won that in 2012 as well, but this is the first time I'm winning the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy and that's a huge honour for me. It's probably the biggest award that we have in world cricket. Two Indians getting it back to back makes it more special. Last time it was Ashwin, this time I'm getting it", Kohli was quoted as saying, according to ESPN Cricinfo.
Kohli scored as many as six centuries in ODIs last year, averaging a stupendous 76.84 in 2017.
His ODI career average is now pegged at 55.74, which is the highest ever by a batsman among all Test playing nations.
Australian Test captain Steven Smith was named as the Test Cricketer of the Year.
"It's a great honour to win the Test player of the year award. It's called Test cricket for a reason and I'm very humbled to win that award.", Smith was quoted as saying.
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