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Surprised, says Virat Kohli after winning ICC 'Spirit of Cricket' award

He won the award for his gesture at the 2019 World Cup, when he egged the crowd on to support and not boo Steve Smith

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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India
Indian captain Virat Kohli says he is surprised at winning the ICC's Spirit of Cricket Award after "years of being under the scanner for the wrong things", referring to his past flare-ups.

He won the award for his gesture at the 2019 World Cup, when he egged the crowd on to support and not boo Steve Smith soon after his return to international cricket from a one-year suspension for ball-tampering.

From once stopping short of calling his Australian rival a cheat to urging the crowd to back him, it has been an incredible turnaround for Kohli, one of the world's best batsmen
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