Perhaps, Virat Kohli should ask his interior designer to engineer at least a couple of big cupboards just to put all his awards in it. More often than not, he has been bagging the prestigious awards to his name for his work in the game of cricket. The latest to add in his kitty is the CEAT International batsman of the year alongside the International Cricketer of the year.
Earlier in the season, Virat Kohli has been named as the captain of both the ICC Test Team of the Year and ODI Team of the Year 2017-18. Further, Virat Kohli, who was the leading scorer in both formats in 2018, was named the er of ODI and Test team of the year by ICC.
And also, he became the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year. And also, the ICC ODI Player of the Year awards following an extraordinary 2018.
Virat Kohli scored 1,322 runs at an average of 55.08 in 13 Tests with five centuries during the calendar year. And also, in 14 ODIs, he amassed 1202 runs at an astonishing average of 133.55 with six centuries.
Now, India captain Virat Kohli bagged the International Cricketer of the year. And also, the Batsman of the Year award during the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019.
Rashid Khan is the T20 Bowler of the year:
Batsman Rohit Sharma collected the award on behalf of Virat Kohli. Among others award, opener Shikhar Dhawan was presented the International Batsman of the Year Award. Meanwhile, New Zealand pace sensation Trent Boult won International Bowler of the Year Award.
Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan, who impressed everyone with his skills in the recently concluded Indian Premier League grabbing 21 wickets, was presented with the T20 Bowler of the Year Award.
New Zealand’s swashbuckling opening batsman Colin Munro won the T20 Batsman of the Year Award. Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, who single-handedly took the women’s team to the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup with her breath-taking knock of 171 not out against Australia in the semi-final, won the Outstanding Innings of the Year Award.
Mayank Agarwal had a dream domestic season with the bat for Karnataka. For that, he was given the Domestic Player of the Year Award. Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on former India stumper Farokh Engineer.
Eighteen-year-old Shubhman Gill made his mark in the U19 World Cup in Australia. And also, in the IPL while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders. He won the U19 Player of the Year award.
And also, here is the list:
International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year – Virat Kohli
International Bowler of the Year – Jasprit Bumrah
Test Cricketer of the Year – Cheteshwar Pujara
International ODI Cricketer of the Year – Rohit Sharma
International T20 Player of the Year – Aaron Finch
Outstanding Performance of the Year- Kuldeep Yadav
International T20 Bowler of the Year- Rashid Khan
Lifetime Achievement Award – Mohinder Amarnath
Domestic Player of the Year- Ashutosh Aman
International Woman Cricketer of the Year- Smriti Mandhana
Junior Cricketer of the Year- Yashasvi Jaiswal