'A great honour' - celebrating ICC Awards of the Decade winners
India skipper Virat Kohli, who bagged two prestigious honours at the ICC Awards of the Decade – Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and ODI Cricketer of the Decade – took to social media, reflecting on a successful journey. A 10-year challenge and an inspiration to many!
https://t.co/auzv5pMiqf pic.twitter.com/MWNXEdupZ6
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 28, 2020
The ICC Test Cricketer of the Decade was well and truly awarded to Australia batsman Steve Smith. The numbers are simply exceptional!
🇦🇺 STEVE SMITH is the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade 👏👏
— ICC (@ICC) December 28, 2020
🏏 7040 Test runs in the #ICCAwards period
🅰️ 65.79 average ➜ Highest in top 50
💯 26 hundreds, 28 fifties
Unique, relentless and unbelievably consistent 🙌 pic.twitter.com/UlXvHaFbDz
Next up, Afghanistan spin wizard Rashid Khan bagged the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Decade. Congratulatory messages poured in for the awardee.
An amazing career so far & his impact will be far greater than his on field ability @rashidkhan_19 🌟 https://t.co/6NiY30Gtcx
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) December 28, 2020
Historic moment for our nation 🇦🇫history maker Afghan superstar @rashidkhan_19 giving us more proud and pride ! Ones again congratulations to you and all entire afghan nation pic.twitter.com/uwaWUZd6Ja
— Mirwais Ashraf (@MirwaisAshraf16) December 28, 2020
Many Many Congregations My Brother you Are The Real Hero Of Afghanistan Proud Of You Bro @rashidkhan_19 🇦🇫🏏❤️👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/WhfnQf2bVU
— Gulbadin Naib (@GbNaib) December 27, 2020
The Australia megastar Ellyse Perry bagged was the biggest winner, bagging three coveted titles – Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for Women's Cricketer of the Decade, ICC Women's ODI Cricketer and Women's T20I Cricketer of the Decade. An all-round legend!
Congrats to this superstar 🌟🌟🌟 https://t.co/bx7tfiVHFZ
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) December 28, 2020
Congratulations @EllysePerry #ICCAwards https://t.co/DUpLxLsNTm
— Urooj Mumtaz Khan (@uroojmumtazkhan) December 28, 2020
It’s been a privilege to witness Ellyse Perry take the game to another level near over the past decade! 🙌 #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/T4Zt73ad0v
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) December 28, 2020
Meanwhile, in the Associate category, Scotland stars Kyle Coetzer and Kathryn Bryce took the honours home.
It is a real honour to win this award, thanks for all your support! A special mention goes out to every woman that played for Scotland before me that contributed to getting this team into a position to play in global tournaments 🙏🏼 https://t.co/bK2vKkFkOO
— Kathryn Bryce (@Kathryn_Bryce) December 27, 2020
Lastly, here's David Warner doing just David Warner things.