‘The GOAT’: Social Media Reacts to Virat Kohli Receiving Men’s ICC ODI Cricketer of The Year 2023 Award – News18

Virat Kohli got his hands on the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer Of The Year trophy. The star Indian batter was announced as the winner of the prestigious award earlier this year in January. Just days ahead of his side’s T20 World Cup fixture against Ireland, the official X handle of the International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a few pictures of Kohli receiving his award along with the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year Cap. In the pictures, Kohli can be seen rocking India’s new ICC T20 World Cup jersey while he poses for the camera. He can be seen smiling while holding the award. In a second snap, Kohli can also be spotted holding his Team of the Year cap.

Fans could not stop themselves from congratulating the cricketer on landing another trophy. One of the users wrote, “The GOAT – King Kohli”.

Another said, “The pictures internet waited for”.

One added, “Virat Kohli the cricket legend”.

“Virat Kohli is the brand of cricket in this century,” wrote one more.

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Virat Kohli had a phenomenal last year that saw him hit a massive peak of his illustrious career. After a stretch of inconsistent form from 2019 to 2022, he took the following year by storm. Kohli played 27 ODIs last year and added 1,377 runs to his overall tally. He played with an average of 72.47 and a strike rate of 99.13. The Indian stalwart notched six centuries and eight fifties in the 24 innings he played with a best score of 166.

Besides the jaw-dropping individual numbers, Virat Kohli also amassed some team success with India last year. He played a crucial role in the Men in Blue’s Asia Cup campaign scoring a century against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super 4 stage. Just a few months later, Kohli carried forward the momentum at the ODI World Cup held at home. In that event, Kohli put a record-breaking tally of 765 runs in 11 matches. It saw him surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs (673) scored in a single ODI World Cup edition.

Virat Kohli also broke another major record by notching his 50th ODI ton against New Zealand in the tournament’s semi-finals. It moved him one century past Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 49 hundreds.

Virat Kohli will next take to the field on June 5 with the aim of winning his first-ever T20 World Cup crown. He is heading into the tournament as the Orange Cap holder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season scoring741 runs in 15 matches.

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