<Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Country </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Th> Ponting , Ricky Ricky Ponting </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Warne , Shane Shane Warne </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Th> Flintoff , Andrew Andrew Flintoff </Th> <Td> England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Th> Muralitharan , Muttiah Muttiah Muralitharan </Th> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Th> Kallis , Jacques Jacques Kallis </Th> <Td> South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Th> Sehwag , Virender Virender Sehwag </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Th> Sehwag , Virender Virender Sehwag </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th> Tendulkar , Sachin Sachin Tendulkar </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Th> Sangakkara , Kumar Kumar Sangakkara </Th> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Th> Clarke , Michael Michael Clarke </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Th> Steyn , Dale Dale Steyn </Th> <Td> South Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Th> Sangakkara , Kumar Kumar Sangakkara </Th> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Th> Williamson , Kane Kane Williamson </Th> <Td> New Zealand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Th> Kohli , Virat Virat Kohli </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Th> Kohli , Virat Virat Kohli </Th> <Td> India </Td> </Tr> </Table>
has been honoured with the wisden leading cricketer in the world award for 2016
Virat Kohli