Countdown to the 2016 Sportskeeda cricketer of the year: Virat Kohli reigns supreme

#3 Ravichandran Ashwin

A man for all seasons

The ICC Test Cricketer and the Cricketer of the Year slots in at number 3, primarily because if the fact that he did not play as many ODIs in the year.

He was by far, the best bowler in Test cricket, and his purple patch continued right throughout the year and was a real trump card for Virat Kohli in Test matches.

With a modified action and uncluttered mind, Ashwin smashed many bowling records along the way.

His progress with the bat has been another heartening development, and in the coming years, he could just be the all-rounder India has been looking.

With India slated to play Champions Trophy in 2017, Ashwin the ODI Bowler needs to step up and carry forward his Test form.