ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
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| ICC Award for Best Men's Test Cricketer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performance over year in Test cricket |
| Presented by | ICC |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
| Currently held by | Australia Usman Khawaja (1st award) |
| Most awards | Australia Steve Smith (2 awards) |
| Website | ICC Awards |
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The ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year is an annual award, presented since 2004 by the International Cricket Council to the best Test cricketer over the year in question. 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
Wins by player
| Player | Winner |
|---|---|
| Australia Steve Smith | 2 (2015, 2017) |
| India Rahul Dravid | 1 (2004) |
| South Africa Jacques Kallis | 1 (2005) |
| Australia Ricky Ponting | 1 (2006) |
| Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf | 1 (2007) |
| South Africa Dale Steyn | 1 (2008) |
| India Gautam Gambhir | 1 (2009) |
| India Virender Sehwag | 1 (2010) |
| England Alastair Cook | 1 (2011) |
| Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 1 (2012) |
| Australia Michael Clarke | 1 (2013) |
| Australia Mitchell Johnson | 1 (2014) |
| India Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 (2016) |
| India Virat Kohli | 1 (2018) |
| Australia Pat Cummins | 1 (2019) |
| England Joe Root | 1 (2021) |
| England Ben Stokes | 1 (2022) |
| Australia Usman Khawaja | 1 (2023) |
Wins by country
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 6 | 7 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 5 | 5 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 2 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ "ICC awards: Steve Smith wins cricketer and Test cricketer award". BBC Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "Steve Smith claims ICC Test top gong for 2017". ABC News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "Kohli clean sweep of three major ICC awards".
- ↑ "Cummins winner of this award".
- ↑ "Nominees for ICC Men's Test Player of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ↑ "ICC Men's Test Player of the Year 2022 nominees revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ "ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year revealed". Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ "Nominees for ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2023 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 January 2024.