Sportstar Aces 2024, Popular Choice Awards: Virat Kohli nominated for ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘ award

In 2023, Virat Kohli once again put his batting prowess on display, in both ODI and Test cricket.

India’s Virat Kohli in action during ICC ODI World Cup semifinal when he broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for 50 ODI centuries. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI

Virat Kohli was nominated for the ‘Popular Choice — Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘ award for the upcoming Sportstar ACES Awards 2024.

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The former India captain had a record-breaking run at the ICC ODI World Cup in 2023. He notched up his 50th ODI century to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s record tally in the format. Kohli accrued 765 runs in the tournament – the most by a batter in a single edition of the World Cup.

Kohli broke another one of Tendulkar’s records when he logged 1,000 runs in ODIs in a calendar year for the eighth time. Earlier in the year, Kohli ended his century drought in Test matches by scoring 186 against Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

IN 2023

• Crossed the milestone of scoring most ODI centuries
• Unbeaten 233-stand with KL Rahul during the Asia Cup is the highest partnership in the tournament’s history
• Became fastest batter to score 13,000 ODI runs
• Scored 1000-plus runs in a calendar year for the eighth time, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar, who did it seven times
• Became the only batter to score 700-plus runs in a single edition of the World Cup

About ACES Awards 2024

There are 21 categories of awards this year – five Popular Choice and 16 Jury awards.

The five Popular Choice awards are ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘, ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘, ‘National Team of the Year’, ‘Club/State Team of the Year’, and ‘Moment of the Year’.

The Jury Awards are Sportsman of the Year (Individual Sports, Track and Field, Team Sports, Parasports), Sportswoman of the Year (Individual Sports, Team Sports, Track and Field, Parasports), Coach of the Year, Best State for Promotion of Sports, Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports, Best PSU for Promotion of Sports, Best College/University for Promotion of Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achiever of the Year (Boy), Young Achiever of the Year (Girl)

There will also be a separate Chairperson’s Award for Sports for Social Good, which will honour individuals or organisations that have used the power of sports to make our world a better place.