Top 5 Cricketers With The Most ICC Awards

image-lrtptrh5Virat Kohli is the only player to have won 10 ICC Awards (X.com)

The ICC Awards are nothing short of a prestigious recognition for the players' efforts during a particular year. Considering competence at the greatest level, this award recognizes the best player, who has been consistent enough to win games for his national side. Whether it's scoring a truckload of runs or piling up wickets at the greatest stage. 

The premium Indian batter, Virat Kohli has recently won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for his exceptional run at the World Cup 2023, where he smashed 763 runs and it is the first time that a player has crossed the 700-run mark in the history of the ODI World Cup. This was Virat's 10th ICC award and he is ruling the chart when it comes to the most number ICC awards won by any player. 

Let's have a look at the top 5 cricketers who have won the most number of ICC Awards. 

Virat Kohli - 10 Awards

image-lrtpusmpVirat Kohli (X.com)

While he still continues to smack the bowlers at the greatest level, Virat Kohli has been one of a kind not only in India or for India, but in the whole cricketing world. This is the fourth time that Virat has been recognised as the Player of the Year in men's ODI cricket and the tenth when it comes to all the ICC awards won by the Indian batting giant. 

The year 2023 was nothing short of an exemplary display of his skill and he showcased the same by amassing 1377 runs in just 24 ODI innings. He went on to smash six tons and eight half-centuries and claimed the greatest recognition. He also surpassed his cricketing idol by scoring his 50th ODI ton in the recently concluded World Cup 2023. 


Steve Smith - 4 Awards

image-lrtpv93fSteve Smith (X.com)

Another cricketing giant, the chief architect of Australia's success over the last few years, Steve Smith comes on second with four ICC Awards. Whether it's the Test format, ODI format or even the T20I format, Steve Smith has been an absolute gun for the Aussies over all these years.

Smith has won the Player of the Year award, also known as the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in the year 2015, where he also made a massive contribution to Australia's winning run at the World Cup 2015 by scoring over 400 runs. He has won the Test Player of the Year twice in the years 2015 and 2017. He was also the ICC Men's Test Player of the Decade from 2011-2020. 


Kumar Sangakkara - 4 Awards

image-lrtpvpz3Kumar Sangakkara (X.com)

The absolute stalwart of Sri Lankan cricket, Kumar Sangakkara was one of the finest players cricket has ever seen. With his elegance, consistency and precision, he managed to win the precious Cricketer of the Year award along with the Player of the Year award during his playing days. 

Sangakkara was also a part of the Sri Lankan team, which reached the finals of the World Cup 2007, T20 World Cup 2009, World Cup 2011 and also the victorious T20 World Cup 2014. He comes third with four ICC awards in this list and is also one of the highest run-scorers with over 28,000 runs at the international level. 


MS Dhoni - 3 Awards

image-lrtpwah5MS Dhoni (X.com)

MS Dhoni, one of the most loved cricketers and also the first Indian captain to have won both the ODI and T20I World Cups. He won the ICC Spirit of Cricket for the decade and the ODI Player of the Year two times in the years 2008 and 2009. Dhoni was the chief architect of India's run to the ODI World Cup 2011 and also scored an unbeaten 91 in the final. 

One of the greatest captains, Dhoni comes fourth on the list of most ICC awards won by any player with three recognitions under his belt. With over 17,000 international runs, Shoni was nothing short of a force to the Indian setup during his playing days. 


Babar Azam - 3 Awards

image-lrtpwt8nBabar Azam (X.com)

One of the modern-day greats, Babar Azam is the fifth on the list of players with the most number of ICC awards with three under his belt for his extraordinary performances in the last few years. He was awarded with the ODI Player of the Year consecutively for the years 2021 and 2022. 

With the Player of the Year 2022, Babar was also fortunate enough to have won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, also known as the Cricketer of the Year award for the year 2022. He was the only player to have smashed over 2,000 plus runs in the year across all formats.