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ToggleThe International Cricket Council came up with a list of ICC awards on Wednesday, 15 January. There were some special performances in 2019 and all the big renditions were acknowledge by the governing body. ICC also released the Test XI and ODI Team of the year. Indian captain Virat Kohli leads both the teams of the year.
Here are all the ICC Awards of 2019:
Cricketer of the year – Ben Stokes, Sir Garfield award.
Stokes had an outstanding year in 2019 in both Test and ODI versions of the game. The left-handed batsman first led England to glory in the ICC World Cup 2019 as he played an imperative knock of 84 runs to help his side take the contest into Super Over.
Stokes was at his best in the final and stitched a crucial alliance with wicket-keeper Jos Buttler to help England level the score. Consequently, Stokes was awarded the Man of the Match award in the final of the ODI showpiece.
A World Cup winner and scorer of one of the greatest Test innings of all time, Ben Stokes is the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the world player of the year.#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/5stP1fqSAP
— ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2020
ODI Cricketer of the year – Rohit Sharma.
The Indian opener Rohit Sharma who had a stellar year in 2019 was awarded the ODI player of the year by the International Cricket Council. The stylish batsman had a breakthrough year as he was the leading run-getter in the ICC World Cup 2019. The right-hander scored 648 runs at a stunning average of 81 and a strike rate of 98.33. He scored five centuries in the ODI showpiece as he batted at the top of his game.
5️⃣ #CWC19 centuries
7️⃣ ODI centuries in 2019Your 2019 ODI Cricketer of the Year is Rohit Sharma.#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/JYAxBhJcNn
— ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2020
Test Cricketer of the year – Pat Cummins.
Pat Cummins who was the leading wicket-getter with 59 wickets in 23 innings gets the Test player of the year. Cummins ended as the leading wicket-taker in all the three forms as he took 99 wickets in the year.
5️⃣9️⃣ Test wickets in 2019 ?
14 more than any other bowler ?
Pat Cummins is the 2019 Test Cricketer of the Year ? #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/QDC4LW1oHl
— ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2020
Emerging Cricketer of the year:
Marnus Labuschagne who top-scored in the Test fold in 2019 receives the Emerging player of the year award. The right-hander scored 1104 in the Test fold.
Sprit of the game 2019 – Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli was awarded the Spirit of the game award as he had stopped the crowd from booing Steven Smith in the league match of the ICC World Cup 2019. Kohli also leads the Test XI and ODI team of the year of the ICC.
Umpire of the year: Richard Illingworth (England)
T20I Performance of the Year: Deepak Chahar’s 6/7 against Bangladesh. Chahar also scalped a hat-trick in the same match.
Associate Cricketer of the Year: Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
ICC ODI XI of 2019:Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Virat Kohli (c), Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ross Taylor, Ben Stokes, Mustafizur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
ICC Test XI of 2019:Mayank Agarwal, Tom Latham, Marnus Labuschagne, Virat Kohli (c), Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, BJ Watling, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Neil Wagner, Nathan Lyon