Ravichandran Ashwin Named The ICC Cricketer Of The Year
The India all-rounder, R Ashwin, has been bestowed with the ICC Cricketer of the year award for the year 2016. Ashwin performed extremely well in the cut-off period as his stats shows that he eclipsed each and every competitor and was the sole deserving candidate for the prestigious trophy.
Starting with the Test matches, Ashwin scored 336 runs and scalped 48 wickets in this format. In T20 cricket, Ashwin scalped 27 wickets in 19 games. He just played three ODIs during this period due to rest and injuries. R. Ashwin is the third Indian player to win this trophy after Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.