ICC Cricketer of the Year award nominees announced 

The ICC on Friday announced the nominees for the men's and women's Cricketers of the Year award . We take a look at some of them

Virat Kohli, who had a record-breaking 2023 in ODIs is one of the favourites to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 

Australia's World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins is also among the contenders for the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award 

Cummins' teammate and Player of the Final Travis Head also features in the same category 

Yashasvi Jaiswal is a leading contender to grab the ICC Emerging Men's Cricketer of the Year Award

Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka, who scored 885 runs and took nine wickets in 2023, is one of the contenders for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 

Ashleigh Gardner too had a tremendous 2023 with 481 runs and 58 wickets. She is also one of the favourites to win the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy 

R Ashwin will battle it out against Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Joe Root for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year award