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January 23 , 2019 1989 days 760 0
  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 2018 Men’s Awards after a competitive year of matches across all formats.
  • Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first player in history to win all the top 3 ICC's annual individual awards in a single calendar year.
  • Thus, he won the
    • Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year (2nd time in a row),
    • ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year and
    • ICC ODI Player of the Year awards (2nd time in a row)
  • While this is the first time, he has bagged the Test Cricketer of the Year award.
  • He has also been named captain of ICC's Test and ODI teams of 2018
  • Wicketkeeper batsman, Rishabh Pant was named the “ICC’s Emerging Player of the year” for his brilliant performance in Test Cricket in 2018.
  • New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bagged the ICC Spirit of Cricket award while Kumar Dharmasena was adjudged Umpire of the Year.
  • Aaron Finch's 76-ball 172 vs Zimbabwe was adjudged T20I Performance of the Year.

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