ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
| ICC Award for Best Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by a Player in ODI Cricket |
| Presented by | ICC |
| First award | 2004 |
| Final award | 2024 |
| Currently held by | Azmatullah Omarzai (1st award) |
| Most awards | Virat Kohli (4 awards) |
| Website | ICC Awards |
The ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year is an annual award presented since 2004 by the International Cricket Council to the best One Day International cricketer. It is one of the annual ICC Awards.
Selection
The recipient of the annual award is selected by an "academy" of 56 individuals (expanded from 50 in 2004), including the current national team captains of the Test-playing nations (10), members of the elite panel of ICC umpires and referees (18), and certain prominent former players and cricket correspondents (28). In the event of a tie in the voting, the award is shared.
List of winners
Superlatives
Wins by player
| Player | Winner |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 4 (2012, 2017, 2018, 2023) |
| AB de Villiers | 3 (2010, 2014, 2015) |
| MS Dhoni | 2 (2008, 2009) |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2 (2011, 2013) |
| Babar Azam | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| Andrew Flintoff | 1 (2004) |
| Kevin Pietersen | 1 (2005) |
| Michael Hussey | 1 (2006) |
| Matthew Hayden | 1 (2007) |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 (2016) |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 (2019) |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 (2024) |
Wins by country
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 7 |
| South Africa | 2 | 4 |
| England | 2 | |
| Australia | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1 | |
| Pakistan | ||
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 |
References
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- ^ "Ricky Ponting is ICC Cricketer of the Year". Herald Sun. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Chanderpaul tops list of ICC award winners". Australia: ABC News. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "De Kock named ODI Cricketer of the Year". Sport. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Kohli Named ICC Cricketer of the Year; Also Bags ODI Cricketer Award". News18. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Kohli clean sweep of three major ICC awards".
- ^ "Nominees for ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2022 shortlist revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 nominees revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "All-rounder named ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Frontrunners for ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of The Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 December 2024.