The Indian cricket team had a lot of success last year, with T20 World Cup win in June 2024 being one of the most memorable moments. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the architect of the victory alongside his red-ball exploits as well. For his performance, Bumrah was named 2024 Cricketer of the Year and received the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers trophy.
&ldquo;It feels really good,&rdquo; Bumrah said after receiving his trophy among other awards at the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan on Feb 23.
&ldquo;As a child, I'd seen some of my childhood heroes win this (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) award. Always a privilege when you get such an honour,&rdquo; he added.
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The pacer took 86 wickets across formats for India in 21 games (Tests and T20Is). Out of those 86 wickets, 71 came in Test cricket but Bumrah said that the T20 World Cup win is 'always going to be special.'
&ldquo;The T20 World Cup which we won is always going to be special and will be there in my mind. Obviously, a lot of learnings in my mind in the year as well. We played a lot of Test cricket, we got to know a lot of different experiences, so yeah, I'm very happy and hopefully better things will follow,&rdquo; said the pacer.
Bumrah is currently undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for the back issue he picked up during the last Test in Sydney against Australia in January first week this year.
The pacer, subsequently, was ruled out of India's squad of Champions Trophy and was replaced by Harshit Rana. India, meanwhile, have managed to win both their matches so far in the ICC tournament and have made it the semis.
They play their last group-stage match against New Zealand on March 2 in Dubai, UAE.

ICC Cricketer of the Year Bumrah took 86 wickets across formats for India in 21 games (Tests and T20Is). Out of those 86 wickets, 71 came in Test cricket. Sports

The Indian cricket team had a lot of success last year, with T20 World Cup win in June 2024 being one of the most memorable moments. India pacer Jasprit Bumrah was the architect of the victory alongside his red-ball exploits as well. For his performance, Bumrah was named 2024 Cricketer of the Year and received the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers trophy. “It feels really good,” Bumrah said after receiving his trophy among other awards at the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan on Feb 23. “As a child, I'd seen some of my childhood heroes win this (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) award. Always a privilege when you get such an honour,” he added. Also Read: Champions Trophy, AFG vs ENG: Jofra Archer creates history, breaks James Anderson's THIS 21-year old record The pacer took 86 wickets across formats for India in 21 games (Tests and T20Is). Out of those 86 wickets, 71 came in Test cricket but Bumrah said that the T20 World Cup win is 'always going to be special.' “The T20 World Cup which we won is always going to be special and will be there in my mind. Obviously, a lot of learnings in my mind in the year as well. We played a lot of Test cricket, we got to know a lot of different experiences, so yeah, I'm very happy and hopefully better things will follow,” said the pacer. Bumrah is currently undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for the back issue he picked up during the last Test in Sydney against Australia in January first week this year. The pacer, subsequently, was ruled out of India's squad of Champions Trophy and was replaced by Harshit Rana. India, meanwhile, have managed to win both their matches so far in the ICC tournament and have made it the semis. They play their last group-stage match against New Zealand on March 2 in Dubai, UAE.

ICC Cricketer of the Year Jasprit Bumrah shares his favourite moment from 2024 and it's not his spell at Perth in BGT

Amidst the gloom that has cast Indian cricket with the demoralising Test series loss to South Africa last evening, there is some ray of sunshine today. In the just-released ICC awards for the period 2016-17, Indian captain Virat Kohli has hit a jackpot and was named both cricketer and captain of the year (for both Tests and ODIs). And if this wasn&rsquo;t enough, Kohli also clinched the trophy for the ODI player of the year &ndash; an award he had won back in 2012.

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Given the phenomenal form that Kohli had displayed in the last couple of seasons, the bestowal of this honor hasn&rsquo;t come as a surprise. The qualification period for these awards was from September 21, 2016 through the end of 2017. In that phase, Kohli amassed a whopping 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80 that also included six double-hundreds, 1,818 ODI runs at an average of 82.63 including seven hundreds, and 299 T20I runs at an incredible strike-rate of 153. Clearly, these are astounding numbers and Kohli richly deserved being adjudged the cricketer of the year.

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Expectedly, Kohli was felt very much honoured by being conferred with these prestigious awards. &ldquo;It&#39;s probably the biggest award that we have in world cricket,&quot; Kohli was quoted as saying to the media. &ldquo;&hellip;I&#39;m really really honoured and I&#39;d like to thank the ICC for recognizing all the hard work that we all put in for our respective sides and I want to congratulate all the other winners also.&rdquo;

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While Kohli the batsman has been astounding, Kohli the captain, too, has blossomed during this phase. He led India to Test series wins over England, Bangladesh, Australia, West Indies, and Sri Lanka (both home and away). In ODIs, too, he has been a very successful leader and took India to series wins against England, West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka (both home and away), while also leading the team to the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Although the loss to South Africa must have come as a blow, that does not take away what Kohli has achieved as a captain in the recent past.&nbsp;

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More than the numbers, however, it is Kohli&rsquo;s unyielding spirit and passion, both as a batsman and a captain, which has come to the fore in this phase. Even on the tough tour to South Africa, where almost every batsman from the team has struggled, Kohli struck that magnificent 153 on an uneven track at Cape Town to show his mettle and class and keep his team in the hunt.

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As a captain, Kohli has been fiery and plays only to win. His never-say-die attitude is infectious and is helping the team to keep on fighting. He studies the game well and makes smart, if at times harsh, decisions, which can help his team in pursuit of victory.

There are many experts who have often raised questions about Kohli&rsquo;s ultra-aggressive behaviour, and have asked him to tone it down. However, his aggressive attitude and zeal to be the best help him stay ahead of the rest. And it is these very traits that allowed him to accumulate those bucketfuls of runs as a batsman and achieve those many victories for his team as a captain.&nbsp;

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At just 29 years of age, Kohli already has 53 international hundreds and close to 17,000 international runs to his name. He is an unstoppable force, who keeps improving with every game he plays and shall be considered one of the greatest ever by the time he finishes.

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Hence, Virat Kohli truly deserves to be awarded the ICC cricketer and captain of the year and the ICC ODI player of the year. One hopes that these awards will motivate Kohli to keep performing better in the coming days. Because there is no denying that a charged up and in-form Virat Kohli is a great sight for the cricket world.

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(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Virat Kohli is an unstoppable force, who keeps improving with every game he plays and shall be considered one of the greatest ever by the time he finishes.

Amidst the gloom that has cast Indian cricket with the demoralising Test series loss to South Africa last evening, there is some ray of sunshine today. In the just-released ICC awards for the period 2016-17, Indian captain Virat Kohli has hit a jackpot and was named both cricketer and captain of the year (for both Tests and ODIs). And if this wasn’t enough, Kohli also clinched the trophy for the ODI player of the year – an award he had won back in 2012. Given the phenomenal form that Kohli had displayed in the last couple of seasons, the bestowal of this honor hasn’t come as a surprise. The qualification period for these awards was from September 21, 2016 through the end of 2017. In that phase, Kohli amassed a whopping 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80 that also included six double-hundreds, 1,818 ODI runs at an average of 82.63 including seven hundreds, and 299 T20I runs at an incredible strike-rate of 153. Clearly, these are astounding numbers and Kohli richly deserved being adjudged the cricketer of the year. Expectedly, Kohli was felt very much honoured by being conferred with these prestigious awards. “It's probably the biggest award that we have in world cricket," Kohli was quoted as saying to the media. “…I'm really really honoured and I'd like to thank the ICC for recognizing all the hard work that we all put in for our respective sides and I want to congratulate all the other winners also.” While Kohli the batsman has been astounding, Kohli the captain, too, has blossomed during this phase. He led India to Test series wins over England, Bangladesh, Australia, West Indies, and Sri Lanka (both home and away). In ODIs, too, he has been a very successful leader and took India to series wins against England, West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka (both home and away), while also leading the team to the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy in England. Although the loss to South Africa must have come as a blow, that does not take away what Kohli has achieved as a captain in the recent past. More than the numbers, however, it is Kohli’s unyielding spirit and passion, both as a batsman and a captain, which has come to the fore in this phase. Even on the tough tour to South Africa, where almost every batsman from the team has struggled, Kohli struck that magnificent 153 on an uneven track at Cape Town to show his mettle and class and keep his team in the hunt. As a captain, Kohli has been fiery and plays only to win. His never-say-die attitude is infectious and is helping the team to keep on fighting. He studies the game well and makes smart, if at times harsh, decisions, which can help his team in pursuit of victory. There are many experts who have often raised questions about Kohli’s ultra-aggressive behaviour, and have asked him to tone it down. However, his aggressive attitude and zeal to be the best help him stay ahead of the rest. And it is these very traits that allowed him to accumulate those bucketfuls of runs as a batsman and achieve those many victories for his team as a captain. At just 29 years of age, Kohli already has 53 international hundreds and close to 17,000 international runs to his name. He is an unstoppable force, who keeps improving with every game he plays and shall be considered one of the greatest ever by the time he finishes. Hence, Virat Kohli truly deserves to be awarded the ICC cricketer and captain of the year and the ICC ODI player of the year. One hopes that these awards will motivate Kohli to keep performing better in the coming days. Because there is no denying that a charged up and in-form Virat Kohli is a great sight for the cricket world. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

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