Cricket-Cummins and Sciver-Brunt named ICC Cricketers of the Year

cricket-cummins and sciver-brunt named icc cricketers of the year

FILE PHOTO: Cricket – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – Final – India v Australia – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India – November 19, 2023 Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates with the trophy after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins and England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt were named Cricketers of the Year by the International Cricket Council on Thursday.

Cummins won the men’s award after a year in which he led Australia to the World Test Championship and World Cup titles.

“It’s a huge honour. It has been a big year, lots of wonderful team success,” Cummins said.

“To get this individual honour is huge and I am pretty amazed. In terms of individual accolades, it is right up there.”

All-rounder Sciver-Brunt won her second successive Women’s Cricketer of the Year award, after consistent performances in all three formats, scoring 137 runs in two Tests, 393 runs in six ODIs and 364 runs in 10 T20Is.

cricket-cummins and sciver-brunt named icc cricketers of the year

FILE PHOTO: Cricket – Women’s One Day International – England v Sri Lanka – Grace Road, Leicester, Britain – September 14, 2023 England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrates reaching her century Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

“It feels pretty special,” Sciver-Brunt said.

“I wasn’t expecting it as I was coming up against some players that have done so well in 2023. I’m really pleased and pretty proud.”

Australian opener Usman Khawaja was named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year, while Virat Kohli won his fourth ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award after guiding India to the Cricket World Cup final.

Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu won her first ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year, taking the award ahead of Sciver-Brunt.

England’s Richard Illingworth won the Umpire of the Year for the third time, and Zimbabwe Cricket won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award for their sporting conduct after their win over West Indies in the World Cup qualifier match in June.

(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Toby Davis)

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