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Indian skipper Virat Kohli is Wisden Cricketer of the Year

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is Wisden Cricketer of the Year

By Rajdeep Saha
Apr 11, 2018
07:27 pm

What's the story

Team India skipper Virat Kohli has been named Wisden 'Leading Cricketer of the Year' for 2017.

The right-handed batsman bagged the most runs in a phenomenal campaign that saw him win the award for the second successive time.

He matched Virender Sehwag's feat of winning the award in two consecutive years (2008, 2009).

Besides helping India perform superbly, Kohli's individual performance stole the show.

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Kohli on song with laurels

Earlier, the fantastic Kohli bagged the ICC 'Cricketer Of The Year Award' in January 2018.

He also clinched the 'ODI Player of the Year' and the best captain in both Tests and ODIs.

Now with this award his records have continued to bear fruits.

He had quite a special year indeed amassing 2,818 runs across all the three formats of the game.

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A year that defined Kohli

The Indian skipper scored 1,059 runs in 10 Test matches besides amassing 1,460 runs in 26 ODIs. He also scored 299 runs in 10 T20Is. He also hammered 11 hundreds that included three double tons in Tests.

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Other Wisden awardees

Afghanistan's spin sensation Rashid Khan won the T20 Player of the Year.

Indian player Mithali Raj was awarded the 'Leading Women's Cricketer'.

Three of England's women cricketers, Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Nat Sciver were named in the five cricketers of the year list including both men and women.

It also included Essex pacer Jamie Porter and West Indies opener Shai Hope.

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