NEW DELHI:
Australia
legend
Ricky Ponting
handed the
Sir Garfield Sobers trophy
to
Pat Cummins
for winning the
ICC
Men's Cricketer of the Year award 2023.
Cummins, Australia's Test and ODI captain, enjoyed an enviably successful 2023 both as captain and player, to win the men's Player of the Year at the
ICC Awards
that were announced in January.
Ponting handed over the trophy to
Cummins
before the
T20 World Cup Super 8 clash
between Australia and Bangladesh in Antigua on Friday.
Apart from leading Australia to the ODI World Cup title, Cummins also won the World Test Championship title and also retained the urn with a drawn Ashes series in England.
Cummins also finished as the sixth highest wicket-taker across formats in 2023. In Tests, he was second only to teammate
Nathan Lyon
in the wicket-takers list.
Cummins also played useful knocks with the bat, like the Edgbaston Test and useful cameos in the World Cup against Afghanistan and in the semifinal against South Africa.
While presenting the award, Ponting said, "It gives me great pleasure to present the ICC Men's International Cricketer of the Year 2023 to none other than Australian Test and One-day captain
Pat Cummins.
Congratulations buddy, very well deserved, a magnificent year for you and for your team."
The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video of the presentation on their Instagram handle:
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