Virat Kohli was nominated for the ‘Popular Choice — Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘ award for the upcoming Sportstar ACES Awards 2024.
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The former India captain had a record-breaking run at the ICC ODI World Cup in 2023. He notched up his 50th ODI century to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s document tally within the format. Kohli accrued 765 runs within the match – probably the most by a batter in a single version of the World Cup.
Kohli broke one other considered one of Tendulkar’s information when he logged 1,000 runs in ODIs in a calendar 12 months for the eighth time. Earlier within the 12 months, Kohli ended his century drought in Test matches by scoring 186 towards Australia through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
IN 2023
- Crossed the milestone of scoring most ODI centuries
- Unbeaten 233-stand with KL Rahul through the Asia Cup is the best partnership within the match’s historical past
- Became quickest batter to attain 13,000 ODI runs
- Scored 1000-plus runs in a calendar 12 months for the eighth time, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar, who did it seven instances
- Became the one batter to attain 700-plus runs in a single version of the World Cup
About ACES Awards 2024
There are 21 classes of awards this 12 months – 5 Popular Choice and 16 Jury awards.
The 5 Popular Choice awards are ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘, ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘, ‘National Team of the Year’, ‘Club/State Team of the Year’, and ‘Moment of the Year’.
The Jury Awards are Sportsman of the Year (Individual Sports, Track and Field, Team Sports, Parasports), Sportswoman of the Year (Individual Sports, Team Sports, Track and Field, Parasports), Coach of the Year, Best State for Promotion of Sports, Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports, Best PSU for Promotion of Sports, Best College/University for Promotion of Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achiever of the Year (Boy), Young Achiever of the Year (Girl)
There may also be a separate Chairperson’s Award for Sports for Social Good, which can honour people or organisations which have used the ability of sports activities to make our world a greater place.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com