Icc Test Player Of The Year: In 2018, Virat Kohli was awarded as the ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC ODI Player, along with Icc Test Player Of The Year

Virat Kohli is the first and only cricketer in history to win all three major ICC awards in the same year.
He achieved this record in 2018, dominating across all formats of the game.

👉 No player in cricket history has ever dominated all formats in a single year like Kohli did in 2018 — making this one of the greatest individual achievements ever.

📊 3 ICC Awards in the Same Year – Record Details

🏏 Virat Kohli’s Historic 2018 Season

Virat Kohli had one of the greatest individual years in cricket history in 2018.

• Total international runs: 2,818
• Centuries: 11
• Average across formats: 50+ in all formats

👉 His consistency across Test, ODI, and T20 formats made him the clear winner of all major ICC awards.

🔥 Breakdown of ICC Awards (2018)

🏆 ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)

Awarded for best overall performance across all formats.

🏆 ICC Test Cricketer of the Year

• 1,322 runs in 13 Tests
• 5 centuries

🏆 ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

• 1,202 runs in 14 ODIs
• Average: 133.55

👉 Kohli dominated both formats simultaneously — a rare achievement.

📌 Record Significance

• Only player to win all 3 ICC awards in a single year
• Dominated across formats in the same calendar year
• One of the greatest individual seasons in cricket history

🔗 Related Cricket Records

• Top individual achievements in cricket history
• Best performance seasons by cricketers
• Fastest fifty in T20Is record
• Most hundreds in IPL record
• Most fifties in T20Is

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