Thanking his family, coach and friends after receiving the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for Men’s Cricket Player of the Decade, India’s team captain Virat Kohli also shared his 10-year tweet.
Virat Kohli received the award for male cricketer of the decade (Image by Reuters)
HIGHLIGHT
- Virat received the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for Male Cricketer of the Decade
- India’s captain Kohli was also named ICC ODI Men’s Cricketer of the Decade.
- No dream is too big to achieve: Virat Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli beat out players like Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Kumar Sangakkara, among others, on Monday to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Decade. Kohli also won the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade award, for which his former employer, MS Dhoni, was also nominated.
Virat Kohli took to Twitter to thank everyone who supported him throughout the decade, and also shared a tweet from March 16, 2010. The 10-year tweet read, “I hope to score many runs for my team.”
Well that’s a retro tweet to share. The 32-year-old has preached and scored runs everywhere to make India and its fans proud.
https://t.co/auzv5pMiqf pic.twitter.com/MWNXEdupZ6
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 28, 2020
No dream is too big to achieve
The Delhi-born hitting genius in his post thanked BCCI for giving him the opportunity to represent India. The talisman leader added that that journey has taught him that no dream was too big to achieve.
“I would like to thank my family, my coach, my friends and all the people who have supported me during this decade and the BCCI for giving me the opportunity to represent my country, which has been a great honor for me all these years. I would like to thank the ICC for this]recognition and all the people who voted for me in the ICC Decade Awards. Sharing this tweet that I posted 10 years ago, it was hopeful. I have come to realize through this journey that if you believe in yourself and play sports for the right reason, no dream is too big to achieve. Regardless of the challenges and obstacles, you will continue to move forward with this belief and see how your dreams come true. Thank you once again “Virat Kohli said in his post.
Virat Kohli, who had scored 20,396 runs in all of international cricket during the time period, which is more than anyone else, was also part of the India team that won the World Cup in 2011 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. He was also named ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2017 and 2018, so it came as no surprise that he emerged as the clear jury favorite for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade as well.
