ICC Cricketer of the Decade Awards: Kohli & Perry win big
ICC announced the winners of the the cricketer of the decade awards on Monday, December 28. India’s Virat Kohli and Australia’s Ellyse Perry took away the majority share of awards. Virat Kohli won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade and ODI Cricketer of the Decade award while Perry swept all 3 major Women’s Cricketer of the Decade awards.
Australia’s Steve Smith clinched the ICC Test Cricketer of the Decade award while Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan won the honor for T20 Internationals.
Complete List of Cricketer of the Decade Awards:
Men’s Cricketer of the Decade (Sir Garfield Sobers Award): Virat Kohli
Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade: Steve Smith
Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli
Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Rashid Khan
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade: MS Dhoni – for his gesture of calling back Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011
ICC Men’s Associate Player of the Decade: Kyle Coetzer
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry
ICC Women’s Associate Player of the Decade: Kathryn Bryce
Ellyse Perry on her sweeping the Women’s Cricket Awards.
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