Virat Kohli's first-ever award came in 2012 when he won the ICC Men's ODI player of the year award after stunning year that saw him two of the finest knocks of his career against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
Virat Kohli won the men's ODI player award for the second time in his career in 2017 and became the second Indian to win the award twice.
Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men's cricketer of the year in 2017 after Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ravichandra Ashwin.
Virat Kohli won the ICC Men's ODI cricketer of the year for the third time in his career and joined Ab de Villers as the second player to win the prize thrice.
Virat Kohli won the ICC test cricketer of the year award for the first time in his career in 2018 and became the fourth Indian to win the big prize in history.
Virat Kohli became the first and only player to win all three ICC major Awards in the same year by winning the Sir Garfield Sober Trophy in 2018. He was the third player to win it thrice and the second to do it back-to-back.
Virat Kohli was awarded the ICC spirit of cricket award in 2019 for his special gesture toward Steve Smith when he asked Indian fans to stop booing him during the 2019 World Cup clash between India and Australia.
In the special ICC awards held at the start of 2020, Virat Kohli was rewarded for his brilliance in the ODI format being named the ICC ODI cricketer of the decade.
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Virat Kohli's stunning performance in the ICC ODI world cup with 3 centuries and the highest run-getter of the tournament, made him capable to win this award for the fifth time.
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