ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
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| ICC Award for Best Men's Test Cricketer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performance over year in Test cricket |
| Presented by | ICC |
| First award | 2004 |
| Final award | 2024 |
| Currently held by | India Jasprit Bumrah (1st award) |
| Most awards | Australia Steve Smith (2 awards) |
| Website | ICC Awards |
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The ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year is an annual award, presented since 2004 by the International Cricket Council to the best Test cricketer over the year in question. It is one of the annual ICC Awards.
Selection
[edit | edit source]The recipient of the annual award is selected by an "academy" of 56 individuals (expanded from 50 in 2004), including the current national team captains of the Test-playing nations (10), members of the elite panel of ICC umpires and referees (18), and certain prominent former players and cricket correspondents (28). In the event of a tie in the voting, the award is shared.
List of Winners
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Wins by player
[edit | edit source]| Player | Winner |
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| Australia Steve Smith | 2 (2015, 2017) |
| India Rahul Dravid | 1 (2004) |
| South Africa Jacques Kallis | 1 (2005) |
| Australia Ricky Ponting | 1 (2006) |
| Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf | 1 (2007) |
| South Africa Dale Steyn | 1 (2008) |
| India Gautam Gambhir | 1 (2009) |
| India Virender Sehwag | 1 (2010) |
| England Alastair Cook | 1 (2011) |
| Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara | 1 (2012) |
| Australia Michael Clarke | 1 (2013) |
| Australia Mitchell Johnson | 1 (2014) |
| India Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 (2016) |
| India Virat Kohli | 1 (2018) |
| Australia Pat Cummins | 1 (2019) |
| England Joe Root | 1 (2021) |
| England Ben Stokes | 1 (2022) |
| Australia Usman Khawaja | 1 (2023) |
| India Jasprit Bumrah | 1 (2024) |
Wins by country
[edit | edit source]| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 6 | 7 |
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 6 | 6 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 3 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 2 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 |
See also
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