Kohli additionally named high ODI participant; Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry swept ladies’s honours in ICC awards.
India captain Virat Kohli topped two males’s classes, together with being named male participant of the last decade, whereas Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry swept the ladies’s honours within the Worldwide Cricket Council’s (ICC) “Awards of the Decade”.
Kohli was additionally declared the highest One-Day Worldwide participant whereas prolific Australia batsman and former captain Steve Smith bagged the Take a look at award to disclaim Kohli a clear sweep.
Perry, 30, was adjudged the very best lady participant in addition to the premier ODI and Twenty20 participant.
“It’s an awesome honour for me to obtain this award,” Kohli, who returned from India’s ongoing tour of Australia to attend the delivery of his first youngster, stated in a video.
Kohli listed India’s triumphs within the 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy in addition to the staff’s maiden Take a look at collection victory in Australia beneath his captaincy two years in the past as particular moments.
“I’ve relished all of the battles within the final decade,” Kohli stated. “I performed in opposition to some nice bowlers up to now and proceed to play some high quality bowlers even at the moment.
“I take lots of satisfaction in competing in opposition to the very best, testing myself out in opposition to the very best in powerful situations.”
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was named the very best male Twenty20 cricketer of the last decade and former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni bagged the spirit of cricket award.
A nomination panel shortlisted the candidates based mostly on their performances between January 2011 and October 2020 and the winners have been determined by votes from followers and specialists.
Checklist of ICC awards:
Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
Feminine Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Males’s Take a look at Cricketer of the Decade: Steve Smith (Australia)
Males’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
Ladies’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Males’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Ladies’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Males’s Affiliate Cricketer of the Decade: Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
Ladies’s Affiliate Cricketer of the Decade: Kathryn Bryce (Scotland)
Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)