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- Virat Kohli was named as Wisden’s “Leading Cricketer of the Year” for an unprecedented third year in a row.
- Smrithi Mandhana is the Women’s “Leading Cricketer of the Year”.
- Afghanisthan’s Rashid Khan was “Leading Twenty20 Cricketer of the Year” for the second year running.
- The awards were announced at the 156th edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Alamanck.
Wisden Alamanck
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack or simply Wisden is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom.
- Wisden was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826–84).
- Its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history.
- In 2012, an Indian edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack was launched (dated 2013).
- Wisden introduced The Cricketer of the Year awards in 1889 to recognise the excellence of players who have performed in England during the previous summer.
- A player can win this award only once in his life time.
- The ‘Leading Cricketer of the Year’ honours are only recently given to appreciate international performances, with no restrictions on the number of wins.
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