ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
The ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year is an annual award, presented since 2004 by the International Cricket Council to the best Test cricketer over the year in question. It is one of the annual ICC Awards.
| ICC Award for Best Men's Test Cricketer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performance over year in Test cricket |
| Presented by | ICC |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Currently held by |  Ben Stokes (1st award) |
| Most awards | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Steve Smith (2 awards) |
| Website | ICC Awards |
Selection
The recipient of the annual award is selected by an "academy" of 56 individuals (expanded from 50 in 2004), including the current national team captains of the Test-playing nations (10), members of the elite panel of ICC umpires and referees (18), and certain prominent former players and cricket correspondents (28). In the event of a tie in the voting, the award is shared.
List of Winners
Wins by player
| Player | Winner |
|---|---|
| Steve Smith |
2 (2015, 2017) |
 Rahul Dravid |
1 (2004) |
 Jacques Kallis |
1 (2005) |
| Ricky Ponting |
1 (2006) |
 Mohammad Yousuf |
1 (2007) |
| Dale Steyn |
1 (2008) |
| Gautam Gambhir |
1 (2009) |
| Virender Sehwag |
1 (2010) |
| Alastair Cook |
1 (2011) |
 Kumar Sangakkara |
1 (2012) |
| Michael Clarke |
1 (2013) |
| Mitchell Johnson |
1 (2014) |
| Ravichandran Ashwin |
1 (2016) |
| Virat Kohli |
1 (2018) |
| Pat Cummins |
1 (2019) |
| Joe Root |
1 (2021) |
| Ben Stokes |
1 (2022) |
See also
References
- "ICC awards: Steve Smith wins cricketer and Test cricketer award". BBC Sport. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Ashwin named ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Steve Smith claims ICC Test top gong for 2017". ABC News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- "Kohli clean sweep of three major ICC awards".
- "Cummins winner of this award".
- "Nominees for ICC Men's Test Player of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "ICC Men's Test Player of the Year 2022 nominees revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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