Kohli pips Smith as Cricket Australia’s ‘ODI Captain of Year’

27 December, Melbourne

Accolades continue to pour in for India’s dynamic Test captain Virat Kohli, who was Tuesday named skipper of Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the year which also featured young yorker specialist Jasprit Bumrah.

Kohli, who was earlier also picked captain of the ICC’s ODI team of the year, was preferred over Australia’s very own Steve Smith. Smith was, however, picked in the ‘All-Star’ team.

Cricket Australia’s ODI Team of Year: Virat Kohli (India,captain), David Warner (Australia), Quinton de Kock (wk) (South Africa), Steve Smith (Australia), Babar Azam (Pakistan), Mitchell Marsh (Australia), Jos Buttler (England),
Jasprit Bumrah (India), Imran Tahir (South Africa).