August 2 (CRICKETNMORE) - The Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World is an annual cricket award selected by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The award is given to the best cricketer based upon their performances anywhere in the world in the previous calendar year. It was established in 2004.
A notional list of previous winners, spanning from 1900 to 2002, was published in the 2007 edition of Wisden.
Five players have been selected for the award for 3 or more than 3 times. Lets check Top 5 Players who won the award for most number of times:
Sir Don Bradman (Australia) - 10 Times
1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948
Garfield Sobers (West Indies) - 8 Times
1958, 1969, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970
Jack Hobbs (England) - 3 Times
1914, 1922, 1925
Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) - 3 Times
1976, 1978, 1980
Shane Warne (Australia) - 3 Times
1993, 1997, 2004
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