DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced Indian batsman Virat Kohli as the 2023 Cricketer of the Year in the One-Day International (ODI) format.
In an announcement, the ICC said Kohli “had a superb year with the bat, culminating in a record number of runs at the home World Cup, where his contributions played a major role in India’s run to the finals”.
The Indian batsman scored an impressive 1377 runs in the 50-over format in 2023, scoring six centuries and eight 50 runs in over 24 innings. He finished the year as player of the tournament for the 2023 World Cup.
Kohli scored the highest score by a player in any World Cup with a remarkable 765 runs during the 2023 World Cup. He scored 50 ODI centuries in the semi-final, making him the number one player to score the highest number of centuries in the ODI format.
Similarly, Australian player Usman Khawaja beat several competitors including India’s Ravinchandra Ashwin to be named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
He scored an extraordinary 496 runs and 333 runs in four matches against India. Khawaja almost broke the double century mark but fell short twice: 195 against South Africa and 180 against India.
The player of Pakistani origin ended the year with 1210 runs in over thirteen Test matches.
ICC Awards 2023 Winners
In related news, Australia’s Pat Cummins has been announced as the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy winner.
The second Indian in the rankings was Suryakumar Yadav, who was awarded the Cricketer of the Year in the T20 format.
Dutch player Bas de Leede has been named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year for his impressive performance in the 2023 World Cup and the series against India.
Among other categories, New Zealand player Rachin Ravindra was awarded the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year for 2023, while the ICC umpire of the year went to England’s Richard Illingworth.
In the women’s categories, England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt won the ICC Women Cricketer of the Year award for the second time in a row. Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu has been crowned Women’s Cricketer of the Year in the ODI format.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews was awarded the Cricketer of the Year in the T20 format. Meanwhile, Kenya’s Queentor Abel was named the Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year for scoring a remarkable 476 runs in the T20 format.
