2018 ICC Awards

{{short description|Fifteenth edition of International cricket council awards}} {{Infobox award | name = 2018 ICC Awards | image = | caption = | date = 22 January 2019 | presenter = ''ICC'' | website = {{URL|https://www.icc-cricket.com/}} | award1_type = Cricketer of the Year | award1_winner= '''Men's:'''{{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli<br>'''Women's:''' {{criconw|IND}} Smriti Mandhana | award2_type = Men's Test Player of the Year | award2_winner= {{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli | award3_type = ODI Player of the Year | award3_winner= '''Men's:''' {{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli<br>'''Women's:''' {{criconw|IND}} Smriti Mandhana | award4_type = Women's T20I Player of the Year | award4_winner= {{criconw|AUS}} Alyssa Healy | award5_type = Emerging Player of the Year | award5_winner= '''Men's: ''' {{cricon|IND}} Rishabh Pant <br>'''Women's:'''{{criconw|ENG}} Sophie Ecclestone | previous = 2017 | main = ICC Awards | next = 2019 }}

The '''2018 ICC Awards''' were the fifteenth edition of the ICC Awards. The voting panel took into account players' performance between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. The announcement of the ICC World XI Teams, along with the winners of the men's individual ''ICC'' awards, was made on 22 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC announces men's Test and ODI Teams of the Year|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/980936|website=www.icc-cricket.com|accessdate=29 December 2019|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715174145/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/980936 |archive-date=2019-07-15 }}</ref> The women's awards were announced on 31 December 2018, with Smriti Mandhana winning the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award as the Women's Cricketer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Smriti Mandhana wins Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/961535|website=www.icc-cricket.com|accessdate=29 December 2019|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231144019/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/961535 |archive-date=2018-12-31 }}</ref> Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in history to win all three major awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kohli clean sweep of three major ICC awards|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/980937|website=www.icc-cricket.com|accessdate=29 December 2019|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010131/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/980937 |archive-date=2019-01-23 }}</ref>

==Award categories and winners==

===Individual awards=== ====Men's awards==== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width1 = 165 | image1 = Virat Kohli.jpg|thumb | caption1 = Virat Kohli }}

{| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Men's Cricketer of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli''' | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Men's Test Player of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Men's ODI Player of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|IND}} Virat Kohli''' | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Men's Emerging Player of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|IND}} Rishabh Pant''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Men's Associate Player of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|SCO}} Calum MacLeod''' |}

====Women's awards==== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width1 = 165 | image1 = Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb | caption1 = Smriti Mandhana | width2 = 165 | image2 = Alyssa Healy playing for the Sydney Sixers.jpg|thumb | caption2 = Alyssa Healy }}

{| class=wikitable |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Women's Cricketer of the Year}} * '''{{criconw|IND}} Smriti Mandhana''' | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Women's ODI Player of the Year}} * '''{{criconw|IND}} Smriti Mandhana''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Women's T20I Player of the Year}} * '''{{criconw|AUS}} Alyssa Healy''' | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Women's Emerging Player of the Year}} * '''{{criconw|ENG}} Sophie Ecclestone''' |}

====Other awards==== {|class="wikitable" | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Umpire of the Year}} * '''{{flagicon|SRI}} Kumar Dharmasena''' |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Twenty20 International Performance of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|AUS}} Aaron Finch, for scoring 172 runs off 76 deliveries against {{cr|ZIM}} at Harare Sports Club in Harare on 3 July 2018'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Awards 2018: Full list of winners|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/icc-awards-2018-full-list-winners-5550137/|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=10 May 2020|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204135103/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/icc-awards-2018-full-list-winners-5550137/ |archive-date=2019-02-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Zimbabwe vs. Australia (3rd match, 2018 Zimbabwean T20I tri-series)|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18633/scorecard/1142915/zimbabwe-vs-australia-3rd-match-zimbabwe-twenty20-tri-series-2018|work=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=10 May 2020|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703122255/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18633/scorecard/1142915/zimbabwe-vs-australia-3rd-match-zimbabwe-twenty20-tri-series-2018 |archive-date=2018-07-03 }}</ref> |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Spirit of Cricket}} * '''{{cricon|NZL}} Kane Williamson, for his behaviour both on and off the field throughout 2018'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICC Cricket Awards 2018: Kane Williamson bags Spirit of Cricket Award|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/icc-cricket-awards-2018-kane-williamson-bags-spirit-of-cricket-award|website=www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate=10 May 2020|language=en}}</ref> |- | valign="top" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Fan's Moment of the Year}} * '''{{cricon|IND}} India winning the Under-19 Cricket World Cup''' |}

===ICC Teams of the Year=== ====Men's teams==== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

;ICC Men's Test Team of the Year

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- style="background:#9cf;" !colspan="5"| ICC Men's Test Team of the Year |- ! Batting position ! Player ! Team ! Role |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener | Tom Latham | {{cr|NZL}} | Batsman |- | Dimuth Karunaratne | {{cr|SRI}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3 | Kane Williamson | {{cr|NZL}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4 | Virat Kohli | {{cr|IND}} | Batsman / Captain |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5 | Henry Nicholls | {{cr|NZL}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6 | Rishabh Pant | {{cr|IND}} | Batsman / Wicket-keeper |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7 | Jason Holder | {{cr|WIN}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8 | Kagiso Rabada | {{cr|RSA}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9 | Nathan Lyon | {{cr|AUS}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | {{cr|IND}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11 | Mohammad Abbas | {{cr|PAK}} | Bowler |}

;ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- style="background:#9cf;" !colspan="5"| ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year |- ! Batting position ! Player ! Team ! Role |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener | Rohit Sharma | {{cr|IND}} | Batsman |- | Jonny Bairstow | {{cr|ENG}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3 | Virat Kohli | {{cr|IND}} | Batsman / Captain |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4 | Joe Root | {{cr|ENG}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5 | Ross Taylor | {{cr|NZ}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6 | Jos Buttler | {{cr|ENG}} | Batsman / Wicket-keeper |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7 | Ben Stokes | {{cr|ENG}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8 | Mustafizur Rahman | {{cr|BAN}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9 | Kuldeep Yadav | {{cr|IND}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10 | Rashid Khan | {{cr|AFG}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11 | Jasprit Bumrah | {{cr|IND}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 12 | Shikhar Dhawan | {{cr|IND}} | 12th Man |}

====Women's teams==== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

;ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- style="background:#9cf;" !colspan="5"| ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year |- ! Batting position ! Player ! Team ! Role |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener | Smriti Mandhana | {{crw|IND}} | Batsman |- | Tammy Beaumont | {{crw|SRI}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3 | Suzie Bates | {{crw|NZL}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4 | Dane van Niekerk | {{crw|RSA}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5 | Sophie Devine | {{crw|NZL}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6 | Alyssa Healy | {{crw|AUS}} | Batsman / Wicket-keeper |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7 | Marizanne Kapp | {{crw|RSA}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8 | Deandra Dottin | {{crw|WIN}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9 | Sana Mir | {{crw|PAK}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10 | Sophie Ecclestone | {{crw|ENG}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11 | Poonam Yadav | {{crw|IND}} | Bowler |}

;ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- style="background:#9cf;" !colspan="5"| ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year |- ! Batting position ! Player ! Team ! Role |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 | Opener | Smriti Mandhana | {{crw|IND}} | Batsman |- | Alyssa Healy | {{crw|AUS}} | Batsman / Wicket-keeper |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 3 | Suzie Bates | {{crw|NZL}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 4 | Harmanpreet Kaur | {{crw|IND}} | Batsman / Captain |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 5 | Natalie Sciver | {{crw|ENG}} | Batsman |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 6 | Ellyse Perry | {{crw|AUS}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 7 | Ashleigh Gardner | {{crw|AUS}} | All-rounder |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 8 | Leigh Kasperek | {{crw|NZL}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 9 | Megan Schutt | {{crw|AUS}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 10 | Rumana Ahmed | {{crw|BAN}} | Bowler |- ! scope=row style=text-align:center;| Number 11 | Poonam Yadav | {{crw|IND}} | Bowler |}

==See also== {{Portal|Cricket}} * International Cricket Council * ICC Awards * Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) * ICC Test Player of the Year * ICC ODI Player of the Year * David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year) * ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year * ICC Test Team of the Year * ICC ODI Team of the Year

==References== {{reflist}}

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