Kohli, who is top of the Test and one-day international rankings, scored 2,735 runs in all formats in 2018, outstripping nearest rival, England´s Joe Root, by more than 700 runs. “His struggles in English conditions were consigned to history, and Kohli banished any doubt about being regarded as the outstanding player of the era,” Wisden said in a statement announcing its awards.
The other cricketers of the year were England´s Sam Curran, Jos Buttler and Rory Burns, plus prolific England women´s player Tammy Beaumont.
