Leaders Online Desk: T20 World Cup 2024 has started in America. Team India will begin their campaign against Ireland on June 5. But, before that, ICC has honored India's star batsman Virat Kohli with an important award in New York. On Sunday (Day 2), Kohli was awarded the ICC ODI Player of the Year award. This is definitely a great news for Kohli fans ahead of the start of the ICC tournament.
Video shared by ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) shared a video on social media showing Kohli with the trophy. It is seen in the video that Kohli was also given the cap of this award. Kohli has received the award for outstanding performance in the ODI format in 2023.
The Indian team has reached America to participate in the T20 World Cup. Kohli is an important player for the Indian team in this World Cup and the team is expecting a great performance from him. Kohli has also joined the Indian team in New York to play in the tournament.
In 2023, Kohli rained runs from his bat. He scored a total of 1377 runs in 27 ODIs with 6 centuries and 8 fifties. Kohli's best score in 2023 was 166 not out. Not only this, he scored 765 runs in 11 ODI World Cup matches. Which includes 3 centuries and 6 fifties to his name. Now Kohli has reached America to play T20 World Cup. Kohli is the highest run-scorer in T20 World Cup. In such a situation, there are high expectations from him in this World Cup as well.
Team India played a practice match against Bangladesh on Saturday (June 1). In which Kohli did not play. India defeated Bangladesh by 60 runs in this practice match. The Indian team will play their first T20 World Cup match against Ireland on June 5. India won the T20 World Cup in 2007. After that, Team India has not been able to win the title of T20. England team has won the 2022 T20 World Cup.