Indian skipper Virat Kohli had a terrific 2017, racking up runs and setting new standards in all format of the game, and for that, Virat has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards. The 29-year-old was also named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year and captain of both ICC Test and ODI teams.

A video message from @imVkohli, ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year and recipient of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year! #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/ZsXmDZXta9

— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2018

The Indian batting mainstay racked up runs with ease, leading the list in ODIs with 1818 in 26 at an incredible average of 82.63  and strike rate of 99.11, with seven centuries, the most for any team. In Test, he scored 2203 runs at an average of 77.80, which includes eight centuries.

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With India flying high at the top of the rankings, @imVkohli scored 2203 Test runs at 77.80 (eight ????s), 1818 ODI runs at 82.63 (seven ????s), and 299 T20I runs at a strike rate of 153.

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— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2018

Kohli with this becomes the fourth Indian player after Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Ashwin to win the ICC Cricket of the Year award.

ICC Test Team of the Year 2017: Dean Elgar, David Warner, Virat Kohli (c), Steve Smith, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ben Stokes, Quinton de Kock (wk), R Ashwin, Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada, James Anderson.

ICC Men's Test Team of the Year

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— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2018

ICC ODI Team of the Year 2017: David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Babar Azam, AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ben Stokes, Trent Boult, Hasan Ali, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah.

ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year

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— ICC (@ICC) January 18, 2018