2017 ICC Awards Winners

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual awards for 2017 were announced in different categories on January 18, 2018. Indian skipper and batting great Virat Kohii dominated the ICC Awards this year as he swept away two top ICC honours including the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer (Men's) of the year. He was also declared ICC ODI Cricketer of the year. Apart from these two top ICC honours, he was also named the Captain of ICC Test and ODI teams of the year for 2017. Kohli pipped Australian cricketer Steve Smith for the ICC Cricketer of the year honour. The ICC Awards were decided this time on the basis of cricketers' performance during the qualification period between September 21, 2016 and December 31, 2017.  It is the second successive year that Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the year went to India. Last time R. Ashwin won it for India. Kohli is also the third Indian Cricketer after Rahul Dravid (2004) and R. Ashwin (2016) to win two top ICC honours in the same year.

Winners of the ICC Awards 2017

  • Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Men's Cricketer of the Year - Virat Kohli (India).
  • Men's Test Cricketer of the Year - Steve Smith(Australia)
  • Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Virat Kohli (India)
  • Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
  • Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year - Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
  • Men's T20I Performance of the Year - Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
  • David ShepherdTrophy for ICC Umpire of the Year - Marais Erasmus
  • ICC Spirit of Cricket - Anya Shrubsole (England)
  • Fans Moment of the Year - Pakistan Stun India to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2017

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