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Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli following ICC awards 2017

In the qualification period from September 21, 2016 to 2017 end, Virat Kohli amassed 15 international centuries.

Sachin Tendulkar (L) and Virat Kohli © AFP (File Photo)
Sachin Tendulkar (L) and Virat Kohli © AFP (File Photo)

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar today heaped praise on India  captain Virat Kohli for bagging most of the major honours at the ICC Annual Awards. In phenomenal form across formats, Kohli was named the World Cricketer of the Year, besides bagging the top honour for ODI players in the ICC Annual Awards.

In the qualification period from September 21, 2016 to the end of 2017, Kohli amassed 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80 including eight centuries, 1,818 ODI runs including seven centuries at 82.63, and 299 T20I runs at a strike rate of 153.

Kohli also became only the second India batsman after Tendulkar to reach the 900-point mark in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen, which were released following the conclusion of the Centurion Test against South Africa.

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