R Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test cricketer of the Year

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Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian offspinner, was
named the Cricketer of the Year and the ICC
Test Cricketer of the Year 2016 by the
International Cricket Council on Thursday
(December 22). He is now the third Indian
cricketer to win the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy
after Rahul Dravid (2004) and Sachin Tendulkar
(2010).
The top honours also went to Misbah-ul-Haq, the
Pakistan skipper, who won the ICC Spirit of
Cricket Award, Marais Erasmus, who won the ICC
Umpire of the Year 2016 and Quinton de Kock who
was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year.
Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman was named the
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2016, while
Carlos Brathwaite was awarded the ICC T20I
Performance of the Year for his brilliance in the
T20 WC final. Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad
was named the ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer
of the Year.
Ashwin picked up 48 wickets in eight Tests this
year at a stunning average of 15.39 and also
contributed with the bat by scoring 336 runs,
averaging 42 during the voting period from
September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2016. India
blanked South Africa 3-0 at home to regain the
No.1 Test spot in January and beat West Indies
2-0 away in this period.
Even though he played only three One-Day
Internationals in this period, the 30-year-old
made his presence felt in Twenty20 Internationals,
where he picked up 27 wickets at an average of
15.62 and a remarkable economy of 6.29 as India
beat Australia 3-0 away, won the Asia Cup and
reached the semifinal of the T20 WC at home.
He currently occupies the top spot in the list of
ICC Test bowlers, followed by Ravindra Jadeja,
who is in second place. In the recently-concluded
Test series against England at home, the
offspinner returned with 28 wickets in five
matches.
Ashwin was also named in the Test team of the
Year along with David Warner, Alastair Cook (c),
Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Adam Voges, Jonny
Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Rangana Herath,
Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn and Steve Smith. Both,
Warner and Starc found a place in the Test and
One-Day International teams of the Year.
It was the third time Cook was named the captain
of the Test side, and the third successive time
that Warner, Root and Williamson were named in
the side.
Virat Kohli was named the skipper of the ODI
team of the year that comprised of Warner,
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, Jos
Buttler, Mitchell Marsh, Ravindra Jadeja, Starc,
Kagiso Rabada, Sunil Narine and Imran Tahir.
New Zealand Women's captain Suzie Bates was
named the ICC Women's ODI and T20I cricketer of
the Year 2016. However, it was West Indian
Stafanie Taylor who was named captain of the
Women's team of the year that consisted of,
Bates, Rachael Priest, Smriti Mandhana, Meg
Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Deandra
Dottin, Sune Luus, Anya Shrubsole, Leigh
Kasperek and Kim Garth.

Winners:
ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016: R Ashwin
ICC Spirit of the Year 2016: Misbah-ul-Haq
ICC Umpire of the Year 2016: Marais Erasmus
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016: R Ashwin
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year 2016: Quinton de
Kock
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2016:
Mustafizur Rahman
ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year:
Mohammad Shahzad
ICC T20I Performance of the Year: Carlos
Brathwaite
ICC Test team of the Year 2016: David Warner,
Alastair Cook (c), Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Adam
Voges, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, R Ashwin,
Rangana Herath, Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn and
Steve Smith (12th man)
ICC ODI team of the Year 2016: David Warner,
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
(c), AB de Villiers, Jos Buttler, Mitchell Marsh,
Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Starc, Kagiso Rabada,
Sunil Narine, Imran Tahir (12th man)
ICC Women's team of the Year 2016: Suzie Bates,
Rachael Priest (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Stafanie
Taylor (c), Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Heather
Knight, Deandra Dottin, Sune Luus, Anya
Shrubsole, Leigh Kasperek and Kim Garth (12th).
R Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test cricketer of the Year - Cricbuzz

 

[Sagar]

Gr8 ash

 

[Shivraj]

Commitment, drive and skill: Ashwin's finest performances of 2016

7 for 83 against West Indies, North South Ground, Antigua
After electing to bat, the Indian batsmen enjoyed the batting-friendly conditions at the North South Ground to aggregate an impressive total of 546 for 8 declared in the first innings. Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami followed it up by snaring eight wickets between them to snuff out West Indies for a mere 243. The visitors decided to enforce the follow-on and soon Ashwin took over by running through the cream of West Indies' batting line-up.
In fact, the redoubtable spinner was struggling for rhythm for a while but a rain break just before lunch on Day 4 helped Ashwin sort out his game. With a steely glint in his eyes, he bowled a few probing overs, where he teased and tempted the batsmen with wicked dip. He removed both Rajendra Chandrika and Jermaine Blackwood. But the highlight of his spell was the way he beat the experienced Marlon Samuels with drift to shatter the off-stump. Rest of West Indies' batsmen couldn't withstand Ashwin's stern examination as they hurtled to an innings-and-92-run defeat.

6 for 132 against New Zealand, Kanpur
When New Zealand arrived on the shores of India, they were expected to put up a spirited fight. However, for the tourists to perform well in unfamiliar climes, they needed to negate the spin threat of Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Unfortunately for the visitors, the duo bestrode New Zealand in all three Tests as they slipped to a 3-0 series loss.
In the very first Test of the series in Kanpur, Ashwin rose to the occasion by claiming a four-fer to ensure New Zealand collapsed from a formidable position of 159 for 1 to being bundled for 262 in their first innings. In the second innings, too, he ran through the tourists' batting line-up to snare a six-wicket haul.
To encapsulate Ashwin's sterling performance, one needn't look beyond the way he dragged Kane Williamson towards the off-stump with clever flight. The New Zealand captain looked to play a game of cat and mouse by attempting to play back and nurdle it around the corner. However, he was rapped on the pads and trapped in front of the stumps. The raw emotions Ashwin showed by pumping his fists to celebrate the wicket gave an inkling of how much the wicket meant to him.

7 for 59 against New Zealand, Indore
By the time both teams touched down Indore for the final Test of the series, India had already clinched the series by winning the first two matches. However, there was pride at stake for the visitors. Unfortunately from New Zealand's point of view, India put up a fine all-round show to clean-sweep the series.
The hosts compiled a substantial total of 557 for 5 declared in the first innings to put New Zealand under immense pressure. For a while, Martin Guptill and Tom Latham tried to balm the wounded pride of the New Zealand camp with a century stand. However, the visitors succumbed to Ashwin's wiles as the off-spinner bagged a six-fer. In the second essay, too he took a seven-fer to end up with his 21st five-wicket haul in Test cricket as India won by 321 runs. The icing on the cake, though was the 30-year-old yet again nipping out the fulcrum of New Zealand's line-up - Kane Williamson - by trapping him in front.
6 for 112 and 6 for 55 against England, Mumbai
The Wankhede Test between India and England had its fair share of twists and turns before Virat Kohli reigned supreme with a double ton to secure a monumental innings-and-36-run win for the hosts. Ashwin too played his part in in nudging England out of the contest with a 12-fer in the match.
Ashwin, however, had to work hard for his rich haul. In fact, at 230 for 2 in the first innings, England seemed to be in the ascendancy. The ace spinner then tilted the scales in India's favour by nipping out Moeen Ali and the centurion, Keaton Jennings. Ashwin finished with six wickets, while Jadeja picked up the remaining four in the first innings.
Even in the second dig, Ashwin ripped through the heart of the lower-middle order to snare a six-wicket haul and pilot the hosts to a well-deserved win. Excluding Alastair Cook and Jos Buttler, he dislodged every batsman in the game at least once.
It was a Test where Ashwin used the extra bounce to great effect. With subtle variations of drift and turn, he kept the batsmen on their toes. A few deliveries fizzed through, some were bowled slower through the air. He also bowled from close to the stumps before preying on the batsmen with the arm-ball. It was a complete performance from India's lynchpin.

72 against England in Mohali
During this year, the cricketing landscape has also rejoiced at the exhibition of Ashwin's sublime craft with the willow in hand. He combined finesse and timing to kindle sparks of life in a cricket connoisseur. There have been numerous instances when he has come to India's rescue with timely contributions. One such well-measured hand turned out to be his 72 against England in third Test in Mohali.
When Ashwin walked into bat at 204 for 6 in the first innings, India seemed to be in a spot of bother and the visitors perhaps even had aspirations of gaining the lead. However, the spin twins - Jadeja and Ashwin - stitched a valuable stand of 97 for the seventh wicket to wrest back the initiative.
Ashwin pitted his talents against the likes of James Anderson, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali with surety in defence and crunching stroke-play. If those dreamy cover drives were the epitome of exquisite timing, then whipping the ball from off-stump exemplified a dash of adventurousness. The way he stood tall to essay free-flowing drives and punches off Anderson in the 82nd over of the innings illustrates the point. Eventually, India won the Test by eight wickets.
Through the course of his illustrious career, Ashwin has handled the peaks of ecstasy and the troughs of failure with equanimity. In short, when perseverance meets hard work, success follows. With 248 wickets to his name and at an average of 24.96, Ashwin has certainly unlocked the keys to success.

Commitment, drive and skill: Ashwin's finest performances of 2016 - Cricbuzz

 

[Shivraj]

Why Kohli is not T20 ICC performance of the year :huh :angry

 

[iSK]

Congrats Ashwin

 

[amol007]

Ashwin is no. 1

 

[Shivraj]

I think Ravindra Jadeja can take wickets in any condition then Ashwin

 

[iSK]

I think Ravindra Jadeja can take wickets in any condition then Ashwin

Yes

 

[Sai Jai]

Both Ashwin and Jadu are different spinners .. Ashwin right arm , jadu left arm compare unacceptble .. Ashwin taking wkts his suitable pitches vice-versa .. In sometime ashwin got nil wkts and sometimes jadu got nil wkts then we can able assume both are bad bowlers :huh ..

 

[Sai Jai]

Yes

Then how ash in no1 in test ranking :huh .. Cant expect the comment from matured member :s:nj ..