In the electric world of cricket, where talent, determination, and temperament are constantly evolving, some players become legends and rise above the rest. Virat Kohli is one of those greats who redefined the passion and skill in the game of cricket. The modern master has won 10 ICC awards till now, the most in the history of the game of cricket. The second bests are Kumar Sangakkara and Steven Smith who won 4 ICC awards each. This difference is enough to prove his greatness. Let’s dive into this unmatched journey of the great man and recognition at the highest level.
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ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2012
In 2012, Virat won his first ICC award. We remember this year for his career-defining knocks against Srilanka in Hobart and Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2017
Virat won his second ODI Player of the Year award in 2017 and became only second Indian player to win this ICC award twice after M.S Dhoni.
ICC Cricketer of the Year: 2017
In the same year, Virat won the most prestigious award, the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award. He becomes the fourth Indian to win this ICC award after Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ravichandran Ashwin.
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2018
Virat won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award third time in 2018 and joined his dear friend and South African legend AB De Villiers to become only second player in the world to win this ICC award thrice.
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year: 2018
Kohli won the Test Cricketer of the Year award for the first time in his career in 2018 and became the 4th Indian to win this ICC award after Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag.
ICC Cricketer of the Year: 2018
2018 was the year when King Kohli touched his peak. He swept all the three major awards in this year. He becomes the 2nd player in the world to win the most prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers trophy after Ricky Ponting.
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award: 2019
Virat showed great gestures towards Steve Smith in the 2019 World Cup match when Crowed was booing Smith reminding him of the famous sandpaper gate. For this beautiful spirit, ICC awarded him the Spirit of the Cricket award in 2019.
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Decade: 2020
Till 2020 Virat becomes a legend and arguably the GOAT ODI cricketer. ICC awarded the special award him the ODI Cricketer of the Decade.
ICC Cricketer of the Decade: 2020
In the special award ceremony for the decade awards (2010-2019), Virat won the biggest and most special ICC award, the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade.
ODI Cricketer of the Year: 2023
2023 was the year when King Kohli scored the most runs in the ODI World Cup (765 runs) history. He scored his 50th ODI ton against Newzealand in the Semifinal of the World Cup and broke the Sachin Tendulkar record of the most centuries (49) in ODI history. ICC awarded him with the ODI Cricketer of the Year award 4th time and Virat became the only cricketer in the world to win it 4 times.