R Ashwin Wins ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016
Today Indian Cricketer R Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year. Ravichandran Ashwin tops the list of ICC Test all-rounder.
As he had a successful year, ICC named him as the Test Cricketer of the year. He performed well in batting as well as bowling. In year 2016, R Ashwin scored 597 runs in test cricket while he also took 69 wickets.
Indian right-arm off-spinner R Ashwin also became second fastest bowler to take 24 five-wickets. While he also took his 7th ten-wicket against England in the fourth test match of 5 tests series in 2016.
The right-arm off-spinner became second fastest to take 24 five wicket hauls while he took his seventh ten-wicket haul against England in the fourth Test match in Mumbai.
In response to ICC’s Sir Garfield Sobers Award, Ashwin said, “It’s an absolute pleasure to be awarded this honour. There are a lot of people to be thanked for this wonderful achievement that I have made. It has been a great couple of years but this year has been even more special.”
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Indian all-rounder dedicated his achievement to his family. Currently Ashwin is having total 142 One-Day International wickets while he scored 658 runs in his career.
ICC ODI Team of the Year: Virat Kohli, Warner, De Kock, Rohit Sharma, De Villiers, Buttler, Mitchell Marsh, Ravindra Jadeja, Starc, Rabada, Narine, Tahir
ICC Test Team of the Year: Warner, Cook, Williamson, Root, Voges, Bairstow, Stokes, Ashwin, Herath, Starc, Steyn, Steve Smith.
Previously Rahul Dravid in 2004 and Sachin Tendulkar in 2010 also won the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy.
Meanwhile South African Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock became the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year. While Umpire Marais Erasmus won the David Shepherd trophy for the ICC Umpire of the year 2016.
One more time England captain Alastair Cook named the captain of the ICC Test team of the year. ICC also included Three other England cricketers in the ICC ODI Squad 2016. But R Ashwin is the only one Indian to get the place in the team.
ICC ODI Squad 2016 includes Australia’s David Warner, Adam Voges, Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson, Dale Steyn and Rangana Gerath also made it into the squad. Australian cricketers in ICC ODI squad selected for the third successive year.
