Calcutta: Steve Smith became the fourth Australian and 11th overall to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2015.

Smith follows in the footsteps of Ricky Ponting who got the honour in 2006 and 2007, Mitchell Johnson (2009 and 2014) and Michael Clarke (2013) to lift the coveted trophy since the inception of the awards in 2004.

Smith was also adjudged the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, which has made him only the seventh cricketer after Rahul Dravid (2004), Jacques Kallis (2005), Ponting (2006), Kumar Sangakkara (2012), Clarke (2013) and Johnson (2014) to bag the two coveted prizes in the same year.

"Given that there are so many great players around the world, I'm incredibly honoured to receive these awards. While team success is always my No.1 motivation, awards like this are very special. I'm thrilled and very proud to receive them," an ICC release quoted him as saying.

"I will look back on 2015 with mixed feelings. Winning the World Cup at home was a career highlight, and being appointed captain is a great honour. But the disappointment of losing the Ashes remains," Smith added.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award for inspiring his side to play the game in its true spirit. McCullum said: "The team has loved how the New Zealand public and fans from around the world have responded to the way we've played our cricket in the last 12 months."

South Africa's ODI captain AB de Villiers has been named as the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year.

"If I was to look back, the century I scored against the West Indies at the Wanderers will probably go down as the most memorable knocks of the year. In saying that, centuries count for nothing if the team isn't winning, so hopefully in the future, I can contribute to many more Proteas wins."

Faf du Plessis won the ICC T20I Performance of the Year.

ICC AWARD WINNERS

ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy): Steve Smith (Australia)
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year: Steve Smith (Australia)
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: AB de Villiers (South Africa)
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Meg Lanning (Australia)
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Stafanie Taylor (WI)
ICC T20I Performance of the Year: Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year: Khurram Khan (UAE)
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
ICC Umpire of the Year (David Shepherd Trophy): Richard Kettleborough