Kohli will be the world's best batsman very, very soon.

[Magneto]

KT's spell has started working already :--D

[Old guy]

Ki hogaya Sabby :winky:

u dont know wht u did ...:((

[King Khan]

ODI Cricketer of the Year :hatsoff: Kohli

Virat Kohli, the India batsman, has been named the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the ICC awards function in Colombo. He was picked ahead of MS Dhoni, Lasith Malinga and Kumar Sangakkara. During the period under consideration, Kohli played 31 ODIs and scored 1733 runs at an average of 66.65, including eight hundreds and six half-centuries. His highest score was 183, against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. "I think I have tried to keep things as simple as possible and it's worked for me on the field," Kohli said. "This year has been a learning curve along the way from the seniors in the team. It's been an all-round effort and I'm very happy to have won this award. "It's always nice to be recognised by the ICC, it's a great feeling, and it's the first time I've won one of these awards."

Cricinfo

[Magneto]

u dont know wht u did ...:((

:hysterical: @ US - You spoilt Sabby's jadoo tona that he's learnt from Raaz 3.

[Old guy]

:hysterical: @ US - You spoilt Sabby's jadoo tona that he's learnt from Raaz 3.

bc i cant handle so many panutis :wall: and i havent even seen raaz 1 or 2 *****y movies :facepalm:

[saket123]

Kohli should NOT become captain anytime soon. Typical indian way of doing things is giving the best performer the highest form of responsibility.. We already saw how that misfired with Tendulkar & Raina. Kohli is in his prime so far. He is not only doing well for himself, but is being outstanding. I am not sure giving him VC position was necessary or beneficial. This kid needs to be unburdened as much as he can so that he can settle into his prime performance consistently over large periods of time. What say?

[vvvslaxman]

Anyone with semblance of thinking would do that. But with our selectors you never know. They might make him a captain in a format and put enoromous pressure on him.

[saneindian]

Virat Kohli - 1186 runs@99 in the last 15 innings across formats including 6 100s and 6 50s. I know is a bit of an irrelevant stat combining different formats, yet those are surreal numbers. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/253802.html?class=11;spanmin2=27+feb+2012;spanval2=span;template=results;type=batting;view=innings Incredible. May his current form continue forever. :hatsoff:

[Trichromatic]

May his current form continue forever. :hatsoff:

[vvvslaxman]

He is not a naturally gifted T20 player. But he is in the zone. It emphasizes how form is a very very important factor in this format. He sucked most of the IPL while Gauti and Viru piling on runs. But his recent form has taken him to another level.

[SLICKR392]

Shite The best part about him is...he learns from his mistake.

[King Tendulkar]

Well its a tricky one. Defo dont want to effect his form but then it may not. You dont know until you try:--D

[CSK Fan]

He was good as U-19 captain. Making a young performer captain worked with Dhoni

[Pagalpanti]

In limited overs Dhoni is doing fine and don't think selectors are going to consider giving him test captaincy directly.

[Number]

May not be soon, but as of now he is most likely to be the next India captain specially when Gambhir and Sehwag are going through such poor form and are hell bent on destroying their own careers.

[asterix]

Looking at the "policy paralysis" of Dhoni, I don't see it'll be long before Kohli becomes captain of T20 and ODI teams..

[saket123]

Another problem with Indian mentality is it is hard for the Indian ego to accept a newer and younger person as a leader. If kohli becomes the captain.. I can see the likes of Sehwag and Gambhir shutting themselves down.

[vvvslaxman]

Another problem with Indian mentality is it is hard for the Indian ego to accept a newer and younger person as a leader. If kohli becomes the captain.. I can see the likes of Sehwag and Gambhir shutting themselves down.

+1 This guy is not the "typical hyped up talent" we come across . He is pretty special. Probably best middle order batsman to be unearthed by India after Dravid in 1996. Let him grow as a player before choking him with captaincy. Those days we didn't play this many matches. Captain could relax a bit. Nowadays you will constantly be under the pump especially if you are blessed with a bunch of clueles bowlers and even more clueless coach.

[JourneyMan]

Depends. It's more important that he performs as a batsman (as he has been so far). If he can keep up the level while being a captain, then he's a good future candidate. Otherwise, it's best to let him focus on his batting the way Tendulkar did for most of his career. Gambhir shouldn't be written off as a captain, despite his current form.

[gsivak]

He should go on to be an all time great. So much potential plus that terrific work ethic. Hopefully he will remain focused and committed to the game.