On Wednesday, Indian captain Virat Kohli was given ICC's 'Spirit of Cricket Award'. Pakistan's Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was happy that Indian Captain was given this honor and has also praised him. The ICC shared a video of Kohli. In this Kohli said, "I'm surprised that I have got it, after many years of being under the scanner for the wrong things." To this, Amir wrote, "Great words from Great Player."
During the World Cup 2019 match against Australia, Virat appealed the spectators to applaud Steve Smith. He received this honor for this sporting spirit. To this Kohli said, "That situation was very bad for him personally, I understood it. I do not think that a person coming out of such a situation should be taken advantage of. Our fans should not have such an attitude. We all have to take responsibility for this. We can put pressure on the opposition team, but cannot comment emotionally on anyone. It will not be accepted at any stage. "
Kohli was also elected captain of the ICC ODI and Test team for the third consecutive year. Apart from these, Rohit Sharma became 'ODI Cricketer of the Year' for the first time. Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar got 'Performance of the Year' Award in T20. England's World Cup winning all-rounder Ben Stokes was named 'Player of the Year.' Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins became 'Best Test cricketer of the year'. Richard Illingworth was awarded the 'Umpire of the Year'.
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