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ICC Awards 2019: Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma win top honours

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England's Ben Stokes celebrates hitting the winning runs on the fourth day of the third Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds, northern England, on August 25, 2019. - Ben Stokes hit a stunning unbeaten century as England defeated Australia by one wicket to win the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Sunday. (Photo by Anthony Devlin / AFP)


Talented England all-rounder Ben Stokes who had an unforgettable 2019 has been deservedly named the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and will be given the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the same.

It is worth highlighting that Stokes was adjudged the ‘Man of the Match’ in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final against New Zealand for helping England clinch the World Cup for the first time since the inception of the tournament. He even played one of the greatest Test match innings during the Ashes series.

“A World Cup winner and scorer of one of the greatest Test innings of all time, Ben Stokes is the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the world player of the year. #ICCAwards,” the ICC tweeted.

In addition, Pat Cummins has been named ‘The Test player of the year 2019’ after he picked up as many as 59 Test wickets in 2019. Cummins is currently the number 1 ranked bowler in the world.

After a 2019 which saw him conquer almost all oppositions and in all conditions, one of the finest limited-overs batsman in the world, Rohit Sharma has been named the ODI Player of the Year. His victory meant Virat Kohli was denied a hattrick of these awards as he had previously won the awards in 2017 and 2018.

However, Virat will not return empty-handed. The Indian skipper has been given the “ICC Spirit of Cricket 2019” award for his

The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has been awarded “ICC Spirit of Cricket 2019” award for his incredible gesture during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Australian youngster Marnus Labushagne has also been given a special award in his debut year in International Cricket. Labushagne scored a scarcely believable 1,104 runs in 17 innings at an average of 64.94 in 2019 and never looked out of place in international cricket. He was thus a deserved pick for 2019 ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer.

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