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Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni won top honours in ICC Awards of the Decade
Kohli is Men s Player of the Decade and Men s ODI Cricketer of the Decade
Dhoni was chosen the winner of the Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade
India s Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men s ODI Player of the Decade award and the ICC Spirit of Cricket of the Decade award respectively at the ICC awards on Monday. Kohli was also chosen the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men s Cricketer of the Decade. Australia s Steve Smith was chosen as the ICC Men s Test Player of the Decade award while Afghanistan s Rashid Khan won the ICC T20I Player of the Decade award. Kohli was nominated for the Player of the Decade award in Test, ODI and T20I categories.
Within no time, the post became viral receiving over 10 lakh views in less than an hour and the fans flooded the post with their replies. When a follower asked Warner if he was unhappy that he didn t win any of the awards, the explosive opener said: No one can compete with him .
Screenshot of David Warner s reply to a fan
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Replying to a comment on his post, Warner said I had to do this one he s best of our era.
Warner described Kohli as the best batsman of his era
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Apart from Kohli, former Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade. Talking about other winners,, Warner fellow countryman Steve Smith won the ICC men s Test Player of the Decade award, while Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan clinched the ICC men s T20I Player of the Decade award.
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Virat Kohli in action. (Source: File)
Virat Kohli was announced the winner of two awards by the International Cricket Council on Monday – ICC ODI Men’s Cricketer of the Decade and ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade – while MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.
The Indian cricket captain earned the ODI Cricketer of the Decade award for his prolific record in 50-over format. The Indian cricket captain pipped former skipper MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Joe Root and Steve Smith, among others to win the award.
Having hit more than 20,000 runs in the qualification period, Virat Kohli also won the Sir Garfield Sobers ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade Award. The 32-year-old amassed 20,396 runs at an average of 56.97, the highest among players with more than 70-plus innings. He smashed 66 hundreds and 94 fifties during the period.
Virat Kohli wins ICC Cricketer of the Decade award
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Virat Kohli wins ICC Cricketer of the Decade award. Image Source: IANS
Dubai, Dec 28 : India skipper Virat Kohli was on Monday named the ICC Male Cricketer of The Decade as well as the ICC Men s ODI Cricketer of the Decade while former India skipper MS Dhoni earned the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade.
Steve Smith was declared the ICC Test cricketer of the decade.
The awards were announced by the International Cricket Council.
The awardees:
Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli