ICC Awards Mens ODI Team of the Year 2017 announced

Jan.18 (CRICKETNMORE) -India’s Virat Kohli has been named as captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2017, which was announced today by the International Cricket Council.

Apart from his own stellar performances in ODI during the period between 21 September 2016 and 31 December 2017, Kohli also inspired India to the number-two ranking position in ODIs.

This is the fourth time – after 2012, 2014 and 2016 – that he has been picked in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

Kohli is also one of four players to feature in both the Test and ODI sides, with the other three being Australia’s David Warner, Ben Stokes of England, and South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.

Warner, de Kock, Kohli, AB de Villiers, Starc and Rohit Sharma have been selected for the second year running in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

For de Villiers, this is the seventh time in eight years that he has been chosen in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.

The ODI side comprises players from seven countries and is made up of one Afghanistan player (Rashid Khan), one Australian (Warner), one Englishman (Ben Stokes), three Indians (Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah), one New Zealander (Trent Boult) two Pakistanis (Babar Azam and Hasan Ali) and two South Africans (AB de Villiers and de Kock).

While selecting the sides, the voting panel* took into consideration player statistics, as well as key game-changing performances during the voting period.

ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2017 (in batting order):

#1. David Warner (Australia)

#2. Rohit Sharma (India)

#3. Virat Kohli (captain) (India)

#4. Babar Azam (Pakistan)

#5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)

#6. Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper) (South Africa)

#7. Ben Stokes (England)

#8. Trent Boult (New Zealand)

#9. Hasan Ali (Pakistan)

#10. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

#11. Jasprit Bumrah (India)

ICC Test team of the Year 2017

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