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Adding another major title to his overflowing trophy cabinet on Thursday, former India captain Virat Kohli bagged the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award for the 2023 season. Rohit Sharma’s India in the ICC World Cup 2023, the former Indian captain capped off a fruitful campaign with the bat for the host nation. Breaking multiple records in the One Day International (ODI) World Cup at home, Kohli the run machine propelled the Men in Blue to the final of the ICC event last year.
Kohli was among the four players shortlisted for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. Apart from Kohli, pacer Mohammed Shami, opener Shubman Gill and New Zealander Daryl Mitchell were earlier fighting for the ICC award. Superstar Kohli smashed 1377 runs, bagged 1 wicket and took 12 catches in 27 matches for the two-time world champions. The batting icon also finished the 2023 edition of the World Cup as the tournament’s leading run-getter.
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Kohli’s exceptional 2023 season
After regaining his best form in 2022, Kohli extended his free-scoring streak in the 2023 World Cup. He was named Player of the Tournament at the ICC event last year. He scored a half-century in nine of his 11 innings in the 50-over World Cup. The opening batsman amassed 765 runs, the most by any batsman in World Cup history. Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the special feat in the World Cup. Breaking a world record, Kohli became the first batsman to record 50 centuries in the ODI format. Kohli averaged 95.62 and batted at a strike rate of 90.31 for India in the World Cup. The batting maestro scored three centuries in the main event.
Khawaja wins Test Cricketer award; Cummins wins Sir Garfield Sobers trophy
Celebrating the best players in world cricket across all formats, the ICC named Usman Khawaja as the men’s Test cricketer of the year for 2023. Khawaja beat Travis Head, India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and England’s Joe Root by the ICC award. Top-ranked batsman Suryakumar Yadav was named ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023, while New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra bagged the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year award. Leading the Test Team of the Year for the 2023 season, Australian captain Pat Cummins claimed the Sir Garfield Sobers title following a trophy-laden season.