Virender Sehwag was named ‘Wisden Cricketer of the Year’ for the second time in a row on Wednesday.
He fought off England captain Andrew Strauss and Sri Lankan Tillekaratne Dilshan for the award. Apart from Sehwag, England’s Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions, Stuart Broad and Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke were the ‘Five Cricketers of the Year’ chosen by the magazine.
Sehwag averaged 70, with a strike-rate of 108.9, in Tests played last year. In ODIs, Sehwag had a strike-rate of 136.5 while averaging 45.
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