Shikhar
Dhawan has been named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year, an
honour dating back to 1889, by Wisden for his performance in 2013. In 2013,Shikhar Dhawan scored 1162 runs in 26 ODIs at an average of 50.52
Shikhar Dhawan,the 28-year-old Dhawan was the highest run-scorer during India's triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy, amassing 363 runs in five ODIs at an average of 90.75. He was awarded Man of the Series for his performance that included centuries against South Africa and West Indies.
Shikhar Dhawan's performance during the tournament in England was acknowledged by Wisden, which also named Australian duo Chris Rogers and Ryan Harris, England batsman Joe Root and England women's captain Charlotte Edwards in the list. Opener Rogers, fast bowler Harris and Root were chosen for their contributions to the 2013 Ashes, while Edwards was acknowledged for leading the English side to the finals of the recent World Twenty20.
Age:
34 (born Huntingdon, 17 December 1979)
Years as England player: 18 (debut July 1996)
England appearancess: 277 (21 Tests, 178 ODIs, 78 Twenty20 internationals)
Games as England captain*: 188
International runs*: 9,174
Centuries*: 12
Half centuries*: 59
Highest score: 173 not out (ODI v Ireland, Pune, at 1997 World Cup)
The Cricketer of the Year is chosen by the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based on their "excellence in, or performance on, the previous English summer". It can be won only once in a player's career.
1889: Wisden selects its first Cricketers of the Year
2000: Wisden names its Five Cricketers of the Century: Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Sir Viv Richards
2009: Claire Taylor(England) is the first woman to be named as a Cricketer of the Year
2013: Wisden publishes 150th Edition
Shikhar Dhawan,the 28-year-old Dhawan was the highest run-scorer during India's triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy, amassing 363 runs in five ODIs at an average of 90.75. He was awarded Man of the Series for his performance that included centuries against South Africa and West Indies.
Shikhar Dhawan's performance during the tournament in England was acknowledged by Wisden, which also named Australian duo Chris Rogers and Ryan Harris, England batsman Joe Root and England women's captain Charlotte Edwards in the list. Opener Rogers, fast bowler Harris and Root were chosen for their contributions to the 2013 Ashes, while Edwards was acknowledged for leading the English side to the finals of the recent World Twenty20.
Charlotte Edwards in numbers
Years as England player: 18 (debut July 1996)
England appearancess: 277 (21 Tests, 178 ODIs, 78 Twenty20 internationals)
Games as England captain*: 188
International runs*: 9,174
Centuries*: 12
Half centuries*: 59
Highest score: 173 not out (ODI v Ireland, Pune, at 1997 World Cup)
The Cricketer of the Year is chosen by the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based on their "excellence in, or performance on, the previous English summer". It can be won only once in a player's career.
Wisden down the years
1864: Wisden publishes first Cricketers' Almanack1889: Wisden selects its first Cricketers of the Year
2000: Wisden names its Five Cricketers of the Century: Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs, Shane Warne and Sir Viv Richards
2009: Claire Taylor(England) is the first woman to be named as a Cricketer of the Year
2013: Wisden publishes 150th Edition
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