Twitterati Pour Wishes As Ravichandran Ashwin Bags ICC Cricketer Of The Year Award
Dec 22, 2016 at 3:53 PM
India’s ace-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on cloud nine after bagging the coveted ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award and also the ICC Cricketer of the Year in the ICC awards held in Dubai on Thursday.
For spilling his magic with both and ball, Ashwin was bestowed with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. During the cut-off date decided by the ICC to consider performances from September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2016, Ashwin scored 336 runs and scalped 48 wickets in Tests, to better his competitors and hold the precious memento in his hand.
The Indian vice-captain thanked his parents, team staff and management for motivating him to pursue his dreams and achieve such massive heights and also said he is honored to hold the trophies in his hand.
Twitter celebrated his massive achievement as we bring you few of the best tweets:
It has been a wonderful year for @ashwinravi99! Congratulations on winning @ICC cricketer of the year!
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 22, 2016
ICC Cricketer of the Year @ashwinravi99 says thanks after winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and Test Cricketer of the Year #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/B3eW9ZIEZs
— ICC (@ICC) December 22, 2016
Many congratulations @ashwinravi99 for getting @ICC Cricketer of the year award. May this award inspires you to greater glory. @BCCI
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) December 22, 2016
Absolutely overjoyed for @ashwinravi99. Reward for a lot of hard work and its translation into making him a genuine matchwinner. #ICCAwards
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 22, 2016
Congrats @ashwinravi99 for winning the @ICC Cricketer of the Year Award. Proud of you and wish you many more such awards @BCCI
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) December 22, 2016
Congrats @ashwinravi99 ICC Cricketer of the Year. Lived up to promises/plans in this Jan #WTT happy hunting in 2017 https://t.co/BHqyAnsJO2
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) December 22, 2016
A well deserved one @ashwinravi99. Congratulations on winning @ICC cricketer of the year!
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) December 22, 2016