Kohli bags top three ICC awards in single year

Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli has won all the top three ICC Awards after accumulating 1322 runs from 13 Tests, 1202 from 14 ODIs and 211 from T20Is.

Kohli won the  the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the year,  the ICC Men's Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year – for his performances in 2018, it was announced on Tuesday. This was also Kohli's second successive ODI Player of the Year Award.

37 matches, 47 innings.
2,735 runs at an average of 68.37.
11 centuries, 9 fifties.

What a year for @imvKohli! He wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2018! 🙌

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— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019

🇮🇳 @imvKohli has been named ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for the first time!

He was the top run-scorer in Tests with 1,322 runs at an average of 55.08, with centuries in each of South Africa, England, India and Australia.

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— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019

For the second year running, @imVkohli is the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year! 👏

He scored 1,202 ODI runs in 2018 at a stunning average of 133.55. He also became the fastest to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in the format.

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— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019

Kohli also became the first player in history to win all the three awards in a year.

Elated Kohli said, "It feels amazing. It's a reward for all the hard work that you do throughout the calendar year. I feel really grateful and very, very happy with the team doing well at the same time myself performing. Having recognition at the global level from the ICC is something you feel proud of as a cricketer because you understand that there are many players playing the game" .

Indian Wicket Keeper Batsmen Rishabh Pant was adjudged Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year  who became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a Test century in England, and equaled the record for the most catches taken in a Test, with 11 in Adelaide in December.

Congratulations to @RishabPant777, the ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2018! 🇮🇳

He became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a Test century in England, and equalled the record for the most catches taken in a Test, with 11 in Adelaide in December.#ICCAwards 🏆 pic.twitter.com/s5yQBuwWlv

— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019

Aaron Finch's record-breaking innings of 172 off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in Harare was adjudged as the ICC Men's T20I Performance of the Year 2018.