Kohli wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year

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Jan.18 (CRICKETNMORE) - India captain and run-machine Virat Kohli has won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2017 as the International Cricket Council today announced the men’s individual award winners of 2017.

Kohli also took the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award, while Australia captain Steve Smith was declared as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.

Pakistan’s Hasan Ali was named as ICC’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year, Afghanistan’s wrist-spinner Rashid Khan was adjudged ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year, while India’s Yuzvendra Chahal claimed the ICC T20I Performance of the Year for his six for 25 against England in Bengaluru on 1 February 2017.

List of Awards along with Winners

• Smith declared ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
• Kohli also awarded ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year
• Hasan Ali wins ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year, while Rashid Khan scoops ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year award
• Chahal’s six for 25 vs England earns him ICC T20I Performance of the Year award
• Marais Erasmus wins David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for second successive year, Anya Shrubsole wins ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
• Fans select “Pakistan stun India to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2017” as their favourite moment of the year

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