ICC Awards 2017: Top 5 contenders for Cricketer of the Year

#1 Virat Kohli

Kohli has made giants strides as a cricketer in the last few years and is now the most accomplished batsman in world cricket. He led India to #1 ranking in tests and captains India in all three formats.

During the last 12 months, Virat Kohli has made a mind-boggling 2984 international runs (1413 in tests, 1467 in ODIs and 104 in T20I) and averages around 65 in tests and 92 in ODIs. He made 3 double hundreds and 10 hundreds during this time.

Kohli led India to a 4-0 thrashing of England in tests at home, a 2-1 series win against Australia and a 3-0 thrashing of Sri Lanka. In ODIs, he led India to a 4-1 series victory against Australia, 5-0 against Sri Lanka and 2-1 against England.