England's Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have been named as two of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Kohli has already stated that he won’t be playing any sort of cricket until found 120% fit. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who has had a dream run since 2016, has been honoured with the prestigious ” Wisden’s Leading Cricketer” for the same year in the 2017 edition of Kohli, who did not have a single test double ton on his name, now holds a record of scoring double tons in 4 consecutive test series after notching up a double ton each against West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh. It noted England’s resurgence since the 2015 World Cup as “the most uplifting story in international cricket of the year”.New Zealand’s Kane Williamson has been named as Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2015, having amassed 2,692 international runs across all formats, 323 runs more than second-placed Steve Smith.
Retiring Kiwi captain Brendon McCullum, and English heroes from 2015 Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow were the other cricketers named in this category.McCullum has scored a 54-ball century, the fastest in Tests, this year. Kohli not only ruled at the international levels but also displayed such enormous numbers in IPL when he smashed 4 tons in a single edition of the league scoring 973 runs at an average of 81.08. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2016, edited by Lawrence Booth, is published by Bloomsbury (£50).
SHARE. Les Wisden Cricketers of the Century sont cinq joueurs de cricket désignés par un panel d'expert du Wisden Cricketers' Almanack comme les cinq meilleurs joueurs du XX e siècle. Thus marked the start of the Cricketers of the Year feature in Wisden, which in 1989 now embarks on its second century. The Indian skipper has been a backbone of the team across all 3 formats and his presence will be of prime importance in the upcoming Champions Trophy. Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who has had a dream run since 2016, has been honoured with the prestigious ” Wisden’s Leading Cricketer” for the same year in the 2017 edition of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. The only other Indian players to have won the award earlier are Virender Sehwag (2008 and 2009) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010).
Ben Stokes earned his place in this elite list presumably mainly by the virtue of his 258 off 198 balls against South Africa in the 1st Test in a recent series. The notes said, “It needed something special to deny both Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry this award, and Bates’s all-round performances were precisely that.”Shikhar Dhawan is the only Indian cricketer to have been named as part of the Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in the recent past, in 2014.Kane Williamson has become the first BLACKCAP to be named Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World ^CE As you'll know by now, this year's Wisden Five are Bairstow, Stokes, McCullum, Williamson and Steve Smith In other Wisden news, the Leading Cricketers in the World are Kane Williamson and Suzie Bates (NB this is different from the Five) Kohli’s international performances has bagged him an honourable ” Wisden’s Leading Cricketer ” award for the year 2016. Ben Stokes (right) and Jonny Bairstow (left) played in the Ashes win over Australia last summer. Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers, Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne et Viv Richards ont ainsi été choisis. Kane Williamson has been named the Leading Male Cricketer of the Year – the first Kiwi with the honour . Virat is in a sublime form and it might not be surprising if he bags the ” Wisden’s leading Cricketer ” award even for the year 2017, but this is too early to say.Virat Kohli named Wisden’s leading Cricketer of the year 2016Brendon McCullum and James Faulkner get into a funny Twitter banter“What a Blessing To Be Able To Play Test Cricket For India” Quotes Virat Kohli on his InstagramMS Dhoni Backing Virat Kohli During His Poor Performance in 2001 Helped Him Make a Strong Comeback“Ben Stokes Has a Very Similar Characteristics” – Nasser Hussain Compares Ben Stokes with Virat Kohli“I Had Few Conversations with Him Off the Field” Steve Smith on his Relationship with Virat Kohli