Rachael Heyhoe Flint, who captained England to World Cup glory in 1973, has died at 77.
Melie Kerr made history on Tuesday by becoming the first Kiwi recipient of the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
England played Australia. England won by 8 wickets and 22 balls to spare.
Stokes is also among the Test Cricket of the Year nominees alongside compatriot Jonny Bairstow, Australia opener Usman Khawaja and South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada.
Kohli became the most successful Test captain for India and also became the first to win seven successive Test games.
Smriti Mandhana has Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav and Shikha Pandey for company in the ODI team of the year and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the T20 side.
Legendary England all-rounder Ian Botham has been made a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament. The 64-year-old Botham, a former captain, was among 36 new peers announced by the government to join the unelected House.
'A recognition of such high class from the global governing body of cricket in an exceptional and difficult year will motivate me to continue to better my game and contribute to Team India's success going forward.'
The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's world cup in 1975.
Many conveyed birthday wishes to Mandhana and said keep inspiring.
The Women's World Cup that was staged in England from June 20, 1973, was the first-ever World Cup to staged in cricket.
An asset in India's bowling attack, Axar enjoyed a prolific September to earn his first nomination for Player of the Month.
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
Women cricketers Sara McGlashan and Sarah Taylor were also handed the honour.
The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, rugby and cycling, while others paid tribute by holding a minute's silence.
The ICC Awards will comprise a total of 13 individual recognitions in all, as well as five Team of the Year announcements for each format across both men's and women's cricket.
A haul of eight hundred and 17 fifties during the calendar year was Babar's best of his career to date.
Dhoni fetches 'Spirit of Cricket' honour.
The 22-year-old played a crucial role in India's semi-final appearance at the ICC Women's World T20 in the West Indies, scoring 178 runs in five matches at a strike-rate of 125.35.
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