Calcutta: Virat Kohli won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, a result of his phenomenal run across formats.

Besides, he was named captain of both the ICC's Test and ODI teams of the year. Ironically, the awards for Kohli came barely 24 hours after India lost the Test series in South Africa, trailing 0-2 with just one inconsequential Test remaining.

Kohli, the 13th player to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy since 2004, was in blistering form during the voting period (September 21, 2016 to December 31, 2017) when he scored 2,023 runs in 18 Tests with eight centuries and three half-centuries. The India captain scored 1,818 runs in 31 ODIs with seven centuries and nine half-centuries and 299 runs at a strike-rate of 152.55 in 10 T20Is.

Kohli also won his second ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award after having won the same award in 2012, making him the first cricketer to win the trophy and the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award in the same year.

In the race for the ODI award, Kohli beat the challenge of Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali and Rohit Sharma, who finished second and third, respectively.

"It means a lot to me to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year. I won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year back in 2012, but this is the first time I have won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.

"It is a huge honour for me as it is probably the biggest award we have in world cricket. Two Indians winning it back to back makes it more special. I also want to congratulate all the other winners.

"You keep working hard every day of your life as a professional cricketer, be it in training or practising on skill sets that are required to compete at this level. Job satisfaction on the field is paramount, but international recognition by the ICC is something that every player feels privileged as it is at a global level and is something that's very special to all the cricketers because you are competing against the best international cricketers across the globe.

"The year 2016 for me, I think, was a breakthrough year and I was able to continue that in 2017 also. I think I worked even harder in 2017 and understand this has been a good phase for me, but I will have to work even harder in future to play the same level of cricket I have been able to play in the past two years.

"But yeah, 2017 was indeed a very special year for me," Kohli was quoted as saying in an ICC release.

Australia captain Steve Smith finished second to Kohli for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, but went on to win his maiden ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award. This was the 28-year-old's third ICC award, having lifted the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year in 2015, which had made him only the seventh player to win the two awards in the same year.

Reacting to the announcement, Smith said: "It's a great honour to receive this award for the second time, having won it in 2015 as well. It's called Test cricket for a reason, and I've enjoyed that test of my ability over the past 12 months.

"I got six Test hundreds for the year in 2017, which I was pleased about. I was pleased with the way I played, but what pleased me most of all was that I helped us win Tests and most importantly, The Ashes. To make a contribution in big matches and in big series and assist the team is what it is all about for me, and if I'm doing that then there's a good chance that awards like this will follow."