66 centuries. 94 fifties. 20,396 races. Virat Kohli’s contribution to the Indian team and the world of cricket is unmatched. From watching Kohli’s aggression on the field to watching him grow as a senior player on the team and take the team to greater heights, the 32-year-old cricketer has reached several milestones on his illustrious journey.
Recognizing his overall efforts and unparalleled contribution to the sport, Kohli received the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Decade Men’s Cricket Player of the Decade on Monday.
Sharing the same, ICC’s official Twitter account informed cricket fans about Kohli’s achievement.
While fans of the sport had no doubt that Kohli was the perfect candidate for the coveted award, they made sure to make the moment even more special by unearthing a 10-year-old tweet posted by the cricketer that perfectly sums up his journey. in the last 10 years.
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“I hope to score many runs for my team …” Kohli tweeted on March 16, 2010.
I hope to score many runs for my team …
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 16, 2010
The tweet soon went viral across the platform on Monday with many congratulating GOAT.
Here’s what Kohli had to say (in a video on bcci.tv) after winning the awards:
“First of all, it is a great honor for me to receive this award. The moments closest to my heart in the last decade definitely have to be the World Cup victory in 2011, the Champions Trophy victory in 2013 and the series win in Australia in 2018. I hold them very much in my heart.
“Apart from that, there have also been a lot of special games for the India team in the last decade and for me personally as well. I would not like to mention personal shots so much because then I would have to qualify them and I don’t like to do that because for me all the Matches played in India are important and crucial, so it has been an honor for me to play for the country.
“If you focus only on consistency, I don’t think you can be consistent. If your effort is to step on the field to make your team win at any cost, with that mindset you will perform beyond your own limitations and abilities. That has been. always my way of thinking, giving my heart and soul for the team. Make sure that as a team we are always moving in the right direction, whether we get the results or not. It is the way of thinking that helps you to be consistent in all game formats over a long period of time because you make sure you have some impact on the team. “
Meanwhile, Australian Steve Smith won the ICC Test Decade Cricketer of the Decade award, while Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan was named the T20I Cricketer of the Decade.
MS Dhoni received the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for calling Ian Bell in Nottingham in 2011 after a dramatic outing.
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