Virat Kohli was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the 12 months 2023© X (Twitter)
Star India batter Virat Kohli acquired his ICC ODI Participant of the 12 months award and was additionally chosen for ICC Males’s ODI Workforce of the 12 months 2023 in New York as his aspect prepares to play the T20 World Cup opener towards Eire on June 5. The official deal with of ICC took to Instagram on Saturday morning to publish a video of Virat being given his trophy and cap, in acknowledgement of an unimaginable 2023 he had with the bat.
The 35-year-old witnessed one other large peak of his illustrious profession in 2023, after some years of inconsistent kind and wrestle for large scores. In 27 ODIs, he scored 1,377 runs at a mean of 72.47 and a strike fee of 99.13, with six centuries and eight fifties in 24 innings. His greatest rating was 166*.
He performed an enormous function in India’s Asia Cup 2023 triumph, scoring an unbeaten 122* in 94 balls towards arch-rivals Pakistan in an important Tremendous 4 stage recreation.
Afterward within the ODI World Cup held final 12 months at house, Virat delivered an all-timer marketing campaign, scoring 765 runs in 11 matches at a mean of 95.62, with three centuries, six half-centuries and the very best rating of 117.
He ended the match as a top-scorer, scoring essentially the most runs in a single World Cup version, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s document of 673 runs again within the 2003 WC. He additionally outdid Sachin’s document of 49 ODI tons, scoring his fiftieth ODI ton towards New Zealand within the semifinals.
Now, Virat will take to the sector in Indian colors for the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and USA. He comes into this match after successful the Orange Cap for many runs within the Indian Premier League (IPL), scoring 741 runs in 15 matches at a mean of 61.75 and a strike fee of over 154, with a century and 5 fifties. His greatest rating of 113*.
(Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
Matters talked about on this article
