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Kohli clean sweep of three major ICC awards

Virat Kohli has become the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year awards following an extraordinary 2018.

Not only is Kohli the first player to win these three major ICC awards together but he has also been named the captain of the ICC Test and ODI teams of the year for a fabulous run in international cricket.

Kohli scored 1,322 runs at an average of 55.08 in 13 Tests with five hundreds during the calendar year while in 14 ODIs he amassed 1202 runs at an astonishing average of 133.55 with six centuries. He also scored 211 runs in 10 T20Is.

The 30-year-old from Delhi, who first came into limelight when he led India to victory at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia in 2008, finished the year as the top-ranked batsman in Tests and ODIs. The highest scorer in both forms of the game in 2018, he was one of only two batsmen to score more than 1,000 runs in Tests and only among three to do so in ODI cricket.

Kohli was the unanimous choice of the Voting Academy* for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy with South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada coming in second to him for both this award and the ICC Test Player of the Year award. Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan was runner up to Kohli for the ICC ODI Player of the Year award.

Kohli said: “It feels amazing. It’s a reward for all the hard work that you do throughout the calendar year. I feel really grateful and very, very happy with the team doing well at the same time myself performing. Having recognition at the global level from the ICC is something you feel proud of as a cricketer because you understand that there are many players playing the game.

“To be rewarded in this manner from amongst all of them is obviously a very proud moment for me and something that gives you more motivation to keep repeating the same things because you have to keep the standard of cricket up and keep bringing in consistent performances. From that point of view, these awards give you that extra motivation.”

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson praised Kohli: “Sincere congratulations to every one of our individual winners and those players named in our ICC Test and ODI teams of the year. Special mention must go to Virat Kohli, who becomes the first ever player to win the Sir Garfield Sobers award along with Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year and be named as captain of both teams.

“This is well-deserved recognition for an extraordinary talent. His regard for the game and particularly for Test cricket is also recognized and appreciated. He is passionate in his support of the longest form of the game and its continued importance. To be recognized as a true cricketing great you need to be successful at all formats of the game and Virat has become a great ambassador for our sport.”

Kohli had won the Sir Garfield Trophy and ICC ODI Player of the Year awards last year and was also the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012.

*The voting academy was: Javed Hamid Kakar, Emal Pasarly (Afghanistan); Lisa Sthalekar, Andrew Wu, Mike Hussey (Australia) Utpal Shuvro, M. Farid Ahmed, Athar Ali Khan (Bangladesh); Julian Guyer, Lawrence Booth, Nasser Hussain (England); Deep Dasgupta, Sunandan Lele, Jasvinder Sidhu (India); Ian Callendar, Barry Chambers (Ireland); Mark Geenty, Ian Smith (New Zealand); Peter Borren (Netherlands); Ramiz Raja, Abdul Mohi Shah, Mazhar Arshad, Bazid Khan (Pakistan); Shaun Pollock, Neil Manthorp, Firdose Moonda (South Africa); Saroj Pathirana, Russel Arnold, Rex Clementine (Sri Lanka); Peter Della Penna (USA), Ian Bishop, Barry Wilkinson, Vinode Mamchan (West Indies); Trisan Holme, Mehluli Sibanda, Mpumelelo Mbangwa (Zimbabwe).

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/980937
 
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This is a gigantic achievement. Well done King Kohli. Without a doubt the greatest overall player and the second best batsman of this generation. We are proud of you Sir. You are India's jewel.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
This is a gigantic achievement. Well done King Kohli. Without a doubt the greatest overall player and the second best batsman of this generation. We are proud of you Sir. You are India's jewel.
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Can you please elaborate more? How is that possible and who according to you is the best batsman of this generation?
 
Is this the best year any batsman has ever had? I think this trumps 98 Sachin, 03 Ponting, etc.
 
Deservedly so. It was amazing to watch him keeping the intensity going right through the year. Great role model for youngsters who have just started their career.
 
India is lucky to have him. Greatest ODI batsmen ever. Better than overrated and selfish sachin and Viv.
 
Kohli as the odi batsman deserves it but as test player of the year? He is a distant second to kagiso rabada who marhalled the bowling unit against top sides, picked wickets and looked like the best pace bowler on the planet.

Then again this is the icc..
 
barah_admi said:
Kohli as the odi batsman deserves it but as test player of the year? He is a distant second to kagiso rabada who marhalled the bowling unit against top sides, picked wickets and looked like the best pace bowler on the planet.

Then again this is the icc..
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In 36 members voting committee, only three voters were Indians.
 
barah_admi said:
Kohli as the odi batsman deserves it but as test player of the year? He is a distant second to kagiso rabada who marhalled the bowling unit against top sides, picked wickets and looked like the best pace bowler on the planet.

Then again this is the icc..
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Of course it's difficult for you to understand. Let me explain this so you can comprehend. For subcontinent bastmen, scoring in SENA is tough. Especially in 2018 when pitches were tough to bat on. You can check what SENA means and how 2018 was the toughest year for batsmen on CI or Google. They have stats to show.

So, Kohli scored runs in SA, Eng, AUS against gun bowlers in their den. That is why he was given the award over Rabada who was bowling on favorable pitches for the most part in the year of the bowlers.
 
BreadPakoda said:
He skipped the Asia cup where Rohit and Dhawan made a lot of runs. Still averaged 130+. :virat
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Asia Cup produced lot of low scores. Playing there would have brought Kohli's average down. Maybe not playing there helped him boost that average.
 
Absolutely bossed it last year. Well deserved.
 
rhony said:
Of course it's difficult for you to understand. Let me explain this so you can comprehend. For subcontinent bastmen, scoring in SENA is tough. Especially in 2018 when pitches were tough to bat on. You can check what SENA means and how 2018 was the toughest year for batsmen on CI or Google. They have stats to show.

So, Kohli scored runs in SA, Eng, AUS against gun bowlers in their den. That is why he was given the award over Rabada who was bowling on favorable pitches for the most part in the year of the bowlers.
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Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
 
Virat Kohli is worth his weight in gold. Many youngsters in India and all over the world will get inspired by him and his achievements. I'm sure India will only produce many more batsmen of his calibre.
In the 90's and 00's it was Sachin Tendulkar who inspired many cricketers in India but now its Virat Kohli.
Many congratulations to him! His best is yet to come.
 
barah_admi said:
Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
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How many of Rabada's wins and wickets came outside SENA countries?
 
By the way this will not be counted as clean sweep as Kohli did not win T20i cricketer of the year.

Mods please adjust the subject title [MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]
 
barah_admi said:
Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
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Rabada finished second in voting bhind Kohli. So it is not as if his performance did not get votes.
 
barah_admi said:
Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
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Performing at home vs Performing abroad is the criteria. Taking wickets on favorable conditions vs scoring runs in hostile conditions. Runs or wickets are considered for best player. Not wins. Indian team's performances are captured in their team ranking. Rabada has been the best bowler and was duly given a 2nd place. Kohli scored on pitches considered difficult for batsmen. He was the top scorer on both sides in SA and Eng. He scored a hundred in Melbourne which was the toughest pitch on tour. That's the case for Kohli
 
rhony said:
Performing at home vs Performing abroad is the criteria. Taking wickets on favorable conditions vs scoring runs in hostile conditions. Runs or wickets are considered for best player. Not wins. Indian team's performances are captured in their team ranking. Rabada has been the best bowler and was duly given a 2nd place. Kohli scored on pitches considered difficult for batsmen. He was the top scorer on both sides in SA and Eng. He scored a hundred in Melbourne which was the toughest pitch on tour. That's the case for Kohli
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That can not be the only criteria or Kohli would not have gotten the ODI version of the award or the overall cricketer of the year award in 2017.
 
barah_admi said:
That can not be the only criteria or Kohli would not have gotten the ODI version of the award or the overall cricketer of the year award in 2017.
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It actually is the criteria. Kohli got ODI award for his ODI runs in SA (beastly series) and Eng. Once he topped test and ODI awards, he was going to be the overall cricketer anyway.
 
barah_admi said:
Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
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Kohli was awarded because of his performance as a player. As for wins and loses, there is a certain thing called Team Rankings for that.

Funny how some of you used to same example for Sachin in the 90's, while conveniently ignoring the same for Lara throughout his career :))

That's what fans unable to cope with terms end up doing when they don't have any other argument to suit their case. Compare team results with the performance of an individual player
 
barah_admi said:
That can not be the only criteria or Kohli would not have gotten the ODI version of the award or the overall cricketer of the year award in 2017.
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Kohli won the ODI award because their was no one even remotely close to him in that format. He was miles and miles ahead of everyone in the ODI format last year.
 
barah_admi said:
Only one of his test centuries in the so called SENA came in a match win for his side. His other centuries were in matches where his side lost, by a landslide on more than one occasion. In the Australia series, the weakest of those SENA nations that he played, he averaged 40 and was the 3rd best run getter. Pujara out batted him comfortably. As captain, he also over saw the test no.1 test side get hammered in SA and England.

Rabada on the other hand, pickedu p 5 or more wickets in a test on 6 occasions, including 11 against an Australia side featuring Smith and Warner. All the while he averaging 20.07 with over 50 wickets. He is one of only two bowlers to have taken 50 or more wickets in the last calendar year and one of only 10 with 40 or more wickets, with the second best average.

All this while bowling at 140-150 consistently, which is a rarity in the modern game, adding bounce, swing and reverse to his repertoire and featuring heavily in wins.

That is the argument for Rabada.
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Sour grapes are so pathetic. Kohli was the best batsman across both teams in supremely bowling friendly conditions in South Africa AND England. His century in Aus was scored at Perth, where he was given out on a questionable catch in the 1st innings.

But with you, its not the facts that matter. Its the country Virat represents thats the problem. Stay salty.
 
Congrats to Kohli. Greatest Indian ODI batsman ever.

On his way to usurping Rahul Dravid as greatest ever Indian test batsman
 
Don't think this feat would be repeated anytime soon! Bossing in two formats is not easy and that too away from home.

They said he cant perform in England, he was like a bhurj khalifa (593 runs) in front of Root's 20 storey building

They said he had an easy 100 in SA in 2013, and boom, scores a masterpiece at Centurion and also two excellent underrated knocks at Jo'burg

They said he doesn't have match winning ODI performances against SA in SA, and bam, almost ends up scoring 1000 runs in one tour to SA

They said, oh, let's see how he does on a brand new spicy Perth wicket against Starc, Hazelwood and Cummins. Scores a brilliant 123 which has been nominated by Cricinfo above his Centurion and Edgbaston innings

They said he doesn't have a 100 in a win in Aus, and scores a beautiful 100 in 2nd ODI to win the game.

The haters keep dishing out filters and Kohli happily keeps destroying them. Huge respect and awe! These awards are a testament to his hardwork, dedication and drive!
 
You gotta wonder why he didn't win these a few years before...

About damn time too.
 
Sherlock said:
You gotta wonder why he didn't win these a few years before...

About damn time too.
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Because the greatest test batsman of this generation was active and outplaying him all this while?
 
barah_admi said:
Kohli as the odi batsman deserves it but as test player of the year? He is a distant second to kagiso rabada who marhalled the bowling unit against top sides, picked wickets and looked like the best pace bowler on the planet.

Then again this is the icc..
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He was the leading run scorer from both the teams in South Africa and in England by some distance. In Australia as well he was decent. All of these are away teams. If he is not deserving, nobody is.
 
It's incredible to be both ODI & TEST player of the year - and Kohli is certainly on the top of the world right now. I am actually a bit surprised that a few others haven't accomplished this (i.e. Sachin, Ponting, Gilchrist, M. Hussey, Warne/Murali, Wasim?). I wonder how many awards these guys have won over the years.
 
Sherlock said:
Yes, but he didn't just get an award for Tests, did he...
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Basically,

Greatest test batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
Greatest ODI batsman of this generation = King Kohli

Hence,

Greatest batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Basically,

Greatest test batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
Greatest ODI batsman of this generation = King Kohli

Hence,

Greatest batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
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I'm sorry but, of his generation Kohli is the greatest and don't @ me :))
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Basically,

Greatest test batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
Greatest ODI batsman of this generation = King Kohli

Hence,

Greatest batsman of this generation = Not King Kohli
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Having said that, all might not be over for King Kohli. He has a lot of cricket and competition left in him. If he can average 65+ in the upcoming 4-5 years while 'That Guy' is unable to keep his form, King Kohli might just surpass him to become the best test batsman of this generation and hence the best batsman of this generation as well.
 
zulfiqar said:
It's incredible to be both ODI & TEST player of the year - and Kohli is certainly on the top of the world right now. I am actually a bit surprised that a few others haven't accomplished this (i.e. Sachin, Ponting, Gilchrist, M. Hussey, Warne/Murali, Wasim?). I wonder how many awards these guys have won over the years.
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Okay,

ICC Cricket awards started since 2004.

Sachin Tendulkar was into his 15th year in international cricket by then. To give you context, Virat Kohli has only recently completed 10 years in international cricket. It remains to be seen if Kohli would remain at the top from 2024 onwards to truly evaluate where he stands in comparison to Tendulkar. Tendulkar won the player of the year in 2010 i.e., his 21st year in international cricket. That's as big an achievement as it would be if Kohli wins it in 2029.

Had these awards been around since 1989, Tendulkar would have half a dozen of these by 2004!
 
Sherlock said:
I'm sorry but, of his generation Kohli is the greatest and don't @ me :))
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I may not agree with what you say but i respect your right to say it. Some people on this forum also believe Ashwin is the best spinner in the world. To each their own.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
Okay,

ICC Cricket awards started since 2004.

Sachin Tendulkar was into his 15th year in international cricket by then. To give you context, Virat Kohli has only recently completed 10 years in international cricket. It remains to be seen if Kohli would remain at the top from 2024 onwards to truly evaluate where he stands in comparison to Tendulkar. Tendulkar won the player of the year in 2010 i.e., his 21st year in international cricket. That's as big an achievement as it would be if Kohli wins it in 2029.

Had these awards been around since 1989, Tendulkar would have half a dozen of these by 2004!
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That is utter nonsense, did anyone stop Tendulkar to win award from 2004-09. and Wisden had leading cricketer award and Sachin won two times.

This notion that Tendulkar was better than Kohli has to stop, he was not better.
 
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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Exactly....I would say it's a BCCI=ICC conspiracy.
 
Phenomenal player. He deserves all the credit in the world. Fit as a fiddle and forever hungry for runs.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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Even Bradman would have looked like a tailender if he would have ever faced the mentioned bowlers.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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Spot On!! Add Lillee and Thommo too. How about the West Indies Quartet. Also, since Wasim and Waqar never troubled Bradman, the best batsman in history, they can't be considered ATGs. Most likely they would never be able to bowl to him.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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the question is could all these guys get in form Kohli out??? He would score double hundred against easily in tests and 150 in odis.
 
Kudos.

He has been in stellar form and on his way to heights of excellence.

Anything less than a world cup win for India now will be sort of a mini upset.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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He can't control what bowlers he faces . If it's so easy to score runs why can't every single batter average 50 in all formats?

It's so easy to score runs isn't it?
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Had Kohli ever played against an inform Wasim ,
Bret Lee, Shane Warne, Waqar, Shoaib, And score a century he would be the goat of all time. But he hasn’t and it’s most likely he wouldnt be able to play and score against them.
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I doubt any batsman of this generation of large bats and short boundaries would be able to play them but amongst this generation, King Kohli is undoubtly the best by a long shot.
 
The only Indian played that I have ever rated, by the time his career ends he will be one the all time greats- Well deserved!
 
QuickCrick said:
The only Indian played that I have ever rated, by the time his career ends he will be one the all time greats- Well deserved!
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Unless he wins his team a world odi tournament where he scores a century in the final. His legacy will allways be remembered for loosing to Pakistan for CT17. Everything else is just air.
 
Snak3eye5 said:
Unless he wins his team a world odi tournament where he scores a century in the final. His legacy will allways be remembered for loosing to Pakistan for CT17. Everything else is just air.
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No not really, some of the greatest batsmen to have played the game have an empty trophy cabinet. I’m not a fan of ICT or Kholi but I have to admit he is in a league of his own.
 
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