Kohli named Wisden's 'Leading Cricketer' for third straight year


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 10 Apr 2019

Cricket - England v India - Fifth Test - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 9, 2018 India's Virat Kohli drops a catch from England's Alastair Cook Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

(Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli was named the 'Leading Cricketer in the World' for the third time in a row in this year's edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the publication said on Wednesday.

Kohli, 30, was also named as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year along with England's Jos Buttler and Sam Curran, County Championship-winning captain Rory Burns and Tammy Beaumont from the England women's team.

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