Indian skipper Virat Kohli created history by winning all three top awards at ICC Awards 2018.Virat Kohli bagged all the major laurels during the ICC Awards 2018 that were declared Tuesday by becoming the first to win the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricketer, test and one-day international (ODI) player of the year awards. Kohli became the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year awards following an extraordinary 2018. In addition to these, he was also named the captain of the ICC Test and ODI teams of the year for 2018.
Indian cricketers and fans went all out to celebrate this occasion online and dubbed him as ‘King Kohli’. The 30-year-old from Delhi finished the year as the top-ranked batsman in Tests and ODIs. The highest scorer in both forms of the game in 2018, he was one of only two batsmen to score more than 1,000 runs in Tests and only among three to do so in ODI cricket. He scored 1,202 ODI runs in 2018 at a stunning average of 133.55. He also became the fastest to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in the format.
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 🏆
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 🏆
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 🏆India’s superstar @imvKohli wins a hat-trick of prizes in the 2018 #ICCAwards!
➡️ https://t.co/ROBg6RI4aQ pic.twitter.com/MGB84Ct8S9
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year ✅
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year ✅
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year ✅
Captain of ICC Test Team of the Year ✅
Captain of ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year ✅Let’s hear from the man himself, @imvKohli! #ICCAwards 🏆 pic.twitter.com/3M2pxyC44n
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019
Kohli had won the Sir Garfield Trophy and ICC ODI Player of the Year awards even last year and fans couldn’t have been happier. Indian cricket fans celebrated his historic achievement with hilarious and relatable memes.
Virat Kohli carrying all his awards of 2018. #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/ObmIJ0RFfl
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) January 22, 2019
Virat kohli right now #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/aN7uQ258G4
— Shikanji wala (@Noreservation9) January 22, 2019
ICC Cricketer Of The Year
ICC ODI Cricketer Of The Year
ICC ODI Captain Of The Year
ICC Test Cricketer Of The Year
ICC Test Captain Of The Year
ICC Captain Of The Year
King Virat Kohli #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/ZLGEj8t6mM
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) January 22, 2019
ODI ka, Test ka, sabka award lega re tera Kohli. #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/w34GHVXrBL
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) January 22, 2019
Kohli be like: #ICCAwards
🏆 Men’s Cricketer of the year
🏆 Men’s Test Cricketer of the year
🏆 Men’s ODI Cricket of the year pic.twitter.com/j4GQniqwOT— Kriti Sharma (@Mini_lama) January 22, 2019
#ViratKohli #ICCAwards2018 pic.twitter.com/4Gh19DodPP
— Bade Chote (@badechote) January 22, 2019
ICC Awards Summary !!!#ViratKohli #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/9izrLzqGDG
— CricfreakZ (@cricfreakz) January 22, 2019
Virat Kohli trying to fit in all the awards he won in of 2018. #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/zmqfRq4MUv
— Secret SHAWnta (@Secret_Saanta) January 22, 2019
#ViratKohli after #ICCAwards2018 😍 pic.twitter.com/ZipoGb9SdH
— Aarohi त्रिपाठी 🇮🇳 (@aarohi_vns) January 22, 2019
The floor is awards. #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/k64P4ufiSs
— Mask Ishan (@Mr_LoLwa) January 22, 2019
#ViratKohli right now
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Cricketer of the year
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Test cricketer of the year#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/5WDPHD7xP2— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) January 22, 2019
Virat Kohli coming out from ICC award function. pic.twitter.com/WXtzbmE2Wh
— Sunil- The cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 22, 2019
Kohli sweeping all the icc awards like a boss, I know only one king. 👑 pic.twitter.com/mUjiaOpRsK
— Sakshi. (@kohlisflicksh0t) January 22, 2019
Virat Kohli collecting trophies at #ICCAwards functionpic.twitter.com/PbxiEoDwkd
— Kuptaan 🇮🇳 (@Kuptaan) January 22, 2019
