Question: Who amongst the following was recently elected as International Cricketer of the Year for 2017-18?
(a) R. Ashwin
(b) Shikhar Dhawan
(c) Chris Gayle
(d) Virat Kohli
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- On May 28th, 2018, CEAT Cricket Awards were distributed for the year 2017-18 at a ceremony held in Mumbai by the Best tires manufacturer in India
- Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was selected as the International Cricketer of the Year for the year 2017-18.
- This was the third opportunity he got this award.
- Prior to this, he got the award in the year 2011-12 and 2013-14.
- The list of other award recipients is as follows:
- International batsmen of the year-Shikhar Dhawan
- International Bowler of the Year – Trent Bolt (New Zealand)
- T-20 Bowler of the Year – Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- T-20 batsmen of the year-Colin Munro (New Zealand)
- Outstanding Innings of the Year – Harmanpreet Kaur
- Domestic Player of the Year-Mayank Agarwal
- Under-19 Player of the Year – Shubhaman Gill
- Popular Choice Award – Chris Gayle (West Indies)
- Lifetime Achievement Award- Farokh Engineer (Formerly Famous Wicketkeeper)