5 contenders for the 2017 ODI Player of the Year Award

#1 Virat Kohli

One of India's most accomplished batsmen

This list would be incomplete without Virat Kohli. He captains India in all formats and is one of the most prolific batsmen to have ever played the game. He has scored over 1,000 ODI runs in a year five times in his career, and is hungry for more.

The Indian captain has scored a staggering 1,197 runs in the 23 innings that he played in 2017, at an average of 74.81 and a stunning strike-rate of 98.68. He has four 100s and seven 50s to his name, and is currently the No. 1 ODI batsman in the world.

With India to play six more ODIs in 2017, the odds of him finishing 2017 with the highest number of runs are high. He won this award in 2012, and is a sure contender for it this year.