The ICC has paused its annual awards, holding back the 2025 edition to redesign the platform, with a new approach set to return in 2027 and 2025-26 treated as a single season. Cricket already has the ICC rankings, Wisden's Cricketers of the Year and Leading Cricketer in the World, but debate persists over whether the sport needs a global individual prize comparable to football's Ballon d'Or.
Cricket Weighs Need for Ballon d'Or-Style Award
Source: theguardian.com