New Delhi: Indian captain Virat Kohli claimed two prestigious awards at the ICC Awards of the Decade. Kohli won the Sir Garfield Sobers award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Decade. Kohli was competing for the award alongside Ravichandran Ashwin, Joe Root, Steve Smith amongst others.
Receiving awards Virat Kohli said, “My only intention was to make winning contributions for the team and I just strive to do that in every game. Stats just become the byproduct of what you want to do on the field.”
"My only intention was to make winning contributions for the team and I just strive to do that in every game. Stats just become the byproduct of what you want to do on the field."
?️ Virat Kohli reacts to winning the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade award ?#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/MF7LDRhg3v
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
? ICC @CricketWorldCup win in 2011
? ICC Champions Trophy win in 2013
?️ Test series win in Australia in 2018Virat Kohli, the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade, talks about the last 10 glorious years of his career ?#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/P9FSDgCkWJ
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
Former India skipper MS Dhoni won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade for his gesture for calling England batsmen Ian Bell back on the crease after he was ruled out by the umpire in unusual circumstances.
?? MS DHONI wins the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade ??
The former India captain was chosen by fans unanimously for his gesture of calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011.#ICCAwards | #SpiritOfCricket pic.twitter.com/3eCpyyBXwu
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade nominees
R Ashwin (India)
Virat Kohli (India) WINNER
Joe Root (England)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Steve Smith (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Kane Williamson (New Zealand
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade nominees
MS Dhoni (India)
Virat Kohli (India) WINNER
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Career highlights
2011 World Cup title
2013 Champions Trophy
2018-19 Test series win in Australia
Favourite ODI innings
183 v Pakistan, Asia Cup 2012
35 v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2011 final
100* v Australia, Jaipur 2013 – 52-ball century to chase down 360
115* v Australia, Nagpur – off 66 balls to help chase down 351
