Twitterati hailed Team India captain Virat Kohli's historic achievement of sweeping all prestigious awards from ICC for 2018 including winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of 2018. Virat Kohli was crowned ICC cricketer of the year, ICC test cricketer of the year, ICC test captain of the year, ICC ODI cricketer of the year and ICC ODI captain of the year.
37 matches, 47 innings.
— ICC (@ICC) January 22, 2019
2,735 runs at an average of 68.37.
11 centuries, 9 fifties.
What a year for @imvKohli! He wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2018! ?
➡️ https://t.co/ROBg6RI4aQ#ICCAwards ? pic.twitter.com/oeSClhcfJQ
Among his team mates to applaud his accomplishment were Ashwin Ravichandran and Chetehwar Pujara. Ashwin called it a terrific achievement.
Terrific terrific achievement.. Well done @imVkohli ? https://t.co/7QT5QnFtYR
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) January 22, 2019
Really delighted to know that @imVkohli has taken home all of the top honours at the #ICCAwards2018! Many congratulations to you!
— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) January 22, 2019
Virat Kohli's IPL side,hailing his clean sweep, described him as a beast of a player.
That's a clean sweep! Beast of a player, @imVkohli ?#PlayBold #ICCAwards https://t.co/aKpPF9uPKZ
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) January 22, 2019
The BCCI is equally proud of him:
It is a clean sweep for @imVkohli at the #ICCAwards. Here's the #TeamIndia captain reflecting on an outstanding 2018 and looking forward to an even better 2019 ? ?
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 22, 2019
Full video Link ?? https://t.co/X6eRPmmrse pic.twitter.com/2tLBvmEhzK