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Ravichandran Ashwin in race for ICC Test Cricketer of the Year | Cricket News – Times of India
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NEW DELHI: India’s star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to contend for the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for the third occasion, having secured the honour in 2016 and receiving a nomination in 2021.
Ashwin will be up against competition from Aussies Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and England’s senior batsman Joe Root, as announced by the ICC on Friday.
Ashwin ended the year as the top Test bowler in the ICC Rankings, taking 41 wickets at a striking average of 17.02 and recording the most five-wicket hauls by anyone in Tests — four.
Root was at the forefront of England’s success in Test cricket last year. He registered 787 runs in eight Tests, finishing the year with a strong average of 65.58.
Australia opener Khawaja topped the run-scoring charts in the longest format last year, amassing 1210 runs at an average of 52.60, which included three centuries.
Nominees for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Beth Mooney (Australia), Nat Sciver-Brunt (England).
(With PTI Inputs)
Ashwin will be up against competition from Aussies Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and England’s senior batsman Joe Root, as announced by the ICC on Friday.
Ashwin ended the year as the top Test bowler in the ICC Rankings, taking 41 wickets at a striking average of 17.02 and recording the most five-wicket hauls by anyone in Tests — four.
Root was at the forefront of England’s success in Test cricket last year. He registered 787 runs in eight Tests, finishing the year with a strong average of 65.58.
Australia opener Khawaja topped the run-scoring charts in the longest format last year, amassing 1210 runs at an average of 52.60, which included three centuries.
Nominees for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Beth Mooney (Australia), Nat Sciver-Brunt (England).
(With PTI Inputs)
