England Test skipper and CSK all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named one of the two recipients of the prestigious Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year for 2023.
Other than Stokes, Australian women's cricket team batsman Beth Mooney has also been given the award.
Wisden is considered one of the most prestigious cricket publications in the world.
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Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been named the Wisden Cricketer of the Year while, Mumbai Indians star Suryakumar Yadav has picked up the leading T20 Cricketer of the World title.
Kaur became the first Indian women cricketer to win the Wisden Award. Under her leadership, India won an ODI series in England for the first time since 1999. She also captained the Indian team that won the Silver medal at the Commonwealth Games last year.
Suryakumar Yadav scored more than 1000 years in T20I in a calendar year in 2022.
Which players have won the Wisden Cricketer of the Year Award 2023?
Five cricketers have been named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. India's Harmanpreet Kaur and Suryakumar Yadav, England's Ben Foakes and Matthew Potts and New Zealand's Tom Blundell have received the award.
Ben Stokes and Beth Mooney are the Wisden Leading Cricketers of the Year.
Who has won the most Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year Awards?
Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli have won the Wisden Leading Cricketer of the Year the most numbers of times, three. While Kohli won it thrice in a row from 2016 to 2018, Stokes has now won the award thrice in the last four years.
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Ricky Ponting was the first-ever recipient of the award in 2003.
Player | Year | Country |
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Ricky Ponting | 2003 | Australia |
Shane Warne | 2004 | Australia |
Andrew Flintoff | 2005 | England |
Muttiah Muralitharan | 2006 | Sri Lanka |
Jacques Kallis | 2007 | South Africa |
Virender Sehwag | 2008 | India |
Virender Sehwag | 2009 | India |
Sachin Tendulkar | 2010 | India |
Kumar Sangakkara | 2011 | Sri Lanka |
Michael Clarke | 2012 | Australia |
Dale Steyn | 2013 | South Africa |
Kumar Sangakkara | 2014 | Sri Lanka |
Kane Williamson | 2015 | New Zealand |
Virat Kohli | 2016 | India |
Virat Kohli | 2017 | India |
Virat Kohli | 2018 | India |
Ben Stokes | 2019 | England |
Ben Stokes | 2020 | England |
Joe Root | 2021 | England |
Ben Stokes | 2022 | England |