Indian star batsman Virat Kohli won the ICC ODI Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. The award was announced on Thursday
Kohli surpassed teammates Shubhman Gill and Mohammad Shami who were also strong contenders for the award. Kohli won the award in 2012, 2017 and 2018. He is the first cricketer to win the award for the fourth time. AB de Villiers won the award thrice.
Kohli amassed 2,048 runs in 36 international innings in 2023. He also won the Player of the Tournament Award after losing the finals of ICC ODI World Cup finals. Kohli recorded eight centuries in 2023, one more than leading run-getter Shubhman Gill. Kohli and Gill were the only batters to reach the 2000-run mark in a year.