ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the year since 2004

The International Cricket Council (ICC) awards the best and the most impactful ODI cricketer every year with the honorable recognition of ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the year. The cricketer with the most impressive performance wins the prestigious award. ICC started bestowing this award in 2004. Babar Azam is named the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the year 2021. He was simply extraordinary with his batting skills this year. ICC introduced the award in 2004 and Andrew Flintoff became the first cricketer to win the distinguished award.

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ICC Men's Cricketer of the year since 2004

Year	Winner	Country
2004	Andrew Flintoff	England
2005	Kevin Pietersen	England
2006	Michael Hussey	Australia
2007	Matthew Hayden	Australia
2008	MS Dhoni	India
2009	MS Dhoni	India
2010	AB de Villiers	South Africa
2011	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka
2012	Virat Kohli	India
2013	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka
2014	AB de Villiers	South Africa
2015	AB de Villiers	South Africa
2016	Quinton de Kock	South Africa
2017	Virat Kohli	India
2018	Virat Kohli	India
2019	Rohit Sharma	India
2021	Babar Azam	Pakistan