ICC awards 2017: Five contenders for ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award

The ICC (international cricket council) will announce the
winners of ICC Awards in the upcoming days. The award ICC player of the year
was last won by Quinton De Kock in 2016 for his exceptional performance
throughout the year with the bat. The former winner along with Babar Azam, Faf
du Plessis, and Jasprit Bumrah missed the cut for being nominated in top 5
contenders for the cricketer of the year award.
Let’s have a look at the top 5 (going down from 5)
#5 Rohit
Sharma
In the voting period, Rohit Sharma bagged 1,416 runs and is
the only player out of the 5 to have scored more than 1000 runs in the voting
period. Sharma has played 174 ODI’s with 6424 runs to his name, and average of
45.23, and strike-rate of 87.08. He has 3 hundreds, 3 double hundreds, and 9
half-centuries to his name.
#4 Rashid
Khan
The leg spinner is the leading wicket-taker from during the voting
period, and the second highest wicket-taker of 2017. The Afghani Spinner has
bagged 50 wickets from just 19 matches during the voting period. The 19
years-old (or so) has an unbelievable 70 wickets from 32 matches.
#3 Hasan Ali
The main reason behind Pakistan’s 2017 triumph over the world,
Hasan Ali, a 23-year-old fast bowled is undoubtfully one of the 5 contenders
for the ICC player of the Year (ODI) award. During the voting period Hasan
picked up 48 wickets from 32 matches. Overall Hasan has 56 wickets from 26
matches, and is currently ranked No. 1 bowler in the ICC ODI bowling rankings.
#2 Virat
Kohli
A world-class batsman, or maybe out of the world, why would
Kohli not be a contender for the ICC awards? A player who has broken so many
records, and a real nightmare to bowlers.
During the voting period, Kohli scored 1,818 runs from 31 ODIs
with 7 centuries and 9 fifties. Overall Kohli has scored 9030 runs from just
202 matches with an avg of 55.74.
#1 David
Warner
The Australian Aggression. The giant has dominated the Australian
batting line-up since the 2015 world cup. No way Warner would not be a contender
for the ICC player of the year award. Warner played 22 ODI’s and grabbed 1,424
runs during the voting period. Overall Warner has 5901 runs from 69 matches
with an average of 47.97.
With stats like that, Warner has a big chance of winning this
years ICC ODI player of the Year Award.
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