10 Players With Most Individual ICC Awards

ICC acknowledges the performance and contribution of players every year. In this article, we will dive into the list of players with the Most Individual ICC Awards.

10 Players With Most Individual ICC Awards

10. Rahul Dravid

The former Indian captain Rahul Dravid is tenth on the list of players with the most number of individual ICC awards. Dravid bagged two ICC awards during his tenure as an international player.

The Wall of the Indian cricket team, as he was famously called, won the award for the ICC Cricket of the Year and ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2004.

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9. Ryan ten Doeschate

Ryan ten Doeschate is one of those rare players from an associate nation who made a name for himself across the globe at a time when the social media penetration was not as much as it is now.

The Dutch cricketer won the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2008, 2010, and 2011.

8. AB de Villiers

One of the finest all-format players, AB de Villiers, won many matches for the Proteas either with the bat or through his heroics on the field.

The right-hander has won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2010, 2014, and 2015

7. Babar Azam

The former Pakistani captain was in sensational form for four consecutive years from 2019 to 2022 and received appreciation from all around the cricketing world.

Babar was acknowledged for his performances in the year 2021 and 2022 and won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021, 2022, and ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2022.

6. Mitchell Johnson

Former Australian fast bowler who wreaked havoc among batters with his pace was bowling on a different level in 2013 and 2014. Johnson was adjudged the CC Men's Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2014.

Johnson was also chosen as the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2009 for his match-winning performances.

5. Ricky Ponting

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting also finds himself on the list of players with the most individual ICC awards. The batter was acknowledged as ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2006 and ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2006 and 2007.

4. Steve Smith

Steve Smith has won four individual ICC awards in his career so far and has a chance of winning a few more.

The former Australian captain was awarded the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2015, ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2015 and 2017, and ICC Male Test Cricketer of the Decade 2010-2019.

3. MS Dhoni

The only Indian captain to win all three limited-over ICC trophies, MS Dhoni won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2008 and 2009. ICC Spirit of Cricket 2011 and ICC Spirit of Cricket of the Decade 2010-2019.

2. Kumar Sangakara

Kumar Sangakkara has been the recipient of ICC awards on four occasions. The wicketkeeper batter won the ICC Men's Test Cricketer and ICC Cricketer of the Year 2012, and ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2011 and 2013.

1. Virat Kohli

The former Indian captain Virat Kohli holds the record for winning the most ICC awards. Kohli won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2023.

He also bagged the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2017 and 2018, ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2018, ICC Spirit of Cricket 2019, ICC ODI Cricketer of the Decade 2010-2019, and ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade 2010-2019.