ICC Awards 2017: Complete list of winners
Ever since being introduced in 2004, the ICC annual awards have been giving recognition to the best players in all forms of the game.
2017 turned out to be a landmark year for Virat Kohli: with MS Dhoni giving up captaincy in limited-overs at the start of the year, the onus was on the 29-year-old to take the team forward and he did that with aplomb, helping the side remain unbeaten barring one Test throughout the year.
While Kohli was ruling the roost in limited overs, Steven Smith was blazing his way through history books while wearing whites. Despite Kohli having as many as six double hundreds in the last year and a half, Smith was named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, with the impact his unique batting style created helping him win the prestigious award.
As for the other awards, Pakistan sensation Hasan Ali, who was the Player of the Tournament in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, was named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year, while Rashid Khan, who has been grabbing eyeballs with his stunning leg-spinning abilities, deservedly won the Associate Player of the Year.
For the second year in a row, Marias Erasmus was named the Umpire of the Year.
The Test and ODI teams of the year were also introduced, with Virat Kohli being named the captain of both the sides. Quinton de Kock was named the wicket-keeper in both the teams.
Here's the complete list of awards:
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year - Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year - Steve Smith (Australia)
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year - Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year - Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
ICC Men’s T20I Performance of the Year - Yuzvendra Chahal (6-25 v England for India)
David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus
ICC Spirit of Cricket - Anya Shrubsole (England)
ICC Fans Moment of the Year - Pakistan stun India to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2017
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ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2017:
Dean Elgar (South Africa)
David Warner (Australia)
Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
Steve Smith (Australia)
Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
Ben Stokes (England)
Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper) (South Africa)
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
James Anderson (England)
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2017:
David Warner (Australia)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper) (South Africa)
Ben Stokes (England)
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Jasprit Bumrah (India)