Who among the following cricketers has won the ’Sir Garfield Sobers Award’ for the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Award in December 2020?

Who among the following cricketers has won the ’Sir Garfield Sobers Award’ for the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Award in December 2020? Correct Answer Virat Kohli

The correct answer is Virat Kohli.

Key Points

  • Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who now serves as the Test captain for the Indian cricket team.
  • Virat Kohli won the ’Sir Garfield Sobers Award’ for the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade Award in December 2020.
  • He scored 20,396 runs in all international cricket during the time period.
  • Virat Kohli was a member of the Indian squad that won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
  • He was also named ICC Cricketer of the Year in both 2017 and 2018.
  • He is the first cricketer to have won the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament twice.
  • In one-day internationals, he has the second-most centuries (43), after only Sachin Tendulkar (49).
  • He is the fastest player to reach 10,000 runs in an ODI in terms of innings, taking 54 fewer than the previous record of 259 innings.
  • The ICC Decade Awards honour the top players in cricket during the previous ten years.

Additional Information

  • The ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award went to Steve Smith.
  • The ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade went to MS Dhoni.
  • Ellyse Perry has been named the International Cricket Council's Women's T20I Cricketer of the Decade.
  • Joe Root won the ICC Player of the Month in August 2021.

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