Virat Kohli wins Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade, ODI Cricketer of the Decade

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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Virat Kohli Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Monday added one other feather to his crammed hat as he bagged the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade. He additionally gained the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Award.  The International Cricket Council (ICC) made the announcement by way of Twitter, bestowing the honour on Kohli, who scored 66 out of his 70 worldwide tons of, within the “ICC Awards” interval. In the identical interval, he was additionally the batsman with essentially the most fifties (94), most runs (20396) in addition to having the utmost common (56. 97) amongst gamers with 70 plus innings. Overall, the 32-year-old has amassed 12040 runs in ODIs, 7318 runs in Tests and 2928 runs in T20 Internationals, averaging greater than 50 throughout codecs. It’s been an honour to carry out for my nation: @imVkohli Recipient of the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Decade award, Virat Kohli reveals what motivates him to chase down targets & lists his favorite ODI innings from the last decade.Watch the complete interview 👉 https://t.co/gxlRgCy14n pic.twitter.com/Duw2X4Kf7G— BCCI (@BCCI) December 28, 2020 Meanwhile, his former teammate, MS Dhoni, gained the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade. The former India captain was chosen by followers unanimously for his gesture of calling again England batsman Ian Bell after a weird run out within the Nottingham Test in 2011. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was awarded the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade. Perry, who gained the T20 World Cup 4 occasions with Australia together with the ODI World Cup in 2013, scored 4349 runs within the interval of consideration by ICC together with 213 wickets. The Aussie additionally gained the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade.  Steve Smith was declared the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade, whereas Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan was named because the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade. (with PTI inputs)

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