After serving a year-long ban for ball tampering, dashing opening batsman David Warner on Monday, 10 February won two prestigious Cricket Australia awards which includes his third Allan Border Medal.
Warner won the prestigious medal by beating Steve Smith by a solitary vote, while fast bowler and last year's winner Pat Cummins came third.
Considering his stunning return to the game following a year's suspension because of the 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, an emotional Warner held back tears during his acceptance speech.
"I couldn't be any prouder to stand here and receive the award ... (and) to see the rest of the other guys doing so well," Warner said, according to Cricket Australia.
“I really had a hunger and determination to come back and really put my foot forward ... so to have a summer like that really put a smile on my face.”David Warner, Australia Opener
Warner had previously won the coveted individual prize in 2016 and 2017. He polled a total of 194 across the Test, ODI and T20I formats to finish ahead of former captain Smith and nine votes clear of Cummins.
Warner now joined a select list of multiple winners of the Allan Border Medal, which includes Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Smith.
Meanwhile, Perry won the Belinda Clark Award after her teammate Alyssa Healy bagged both the T20 and ODI Player of the Year awards for women’s cricketers.
Australia's limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch claimed the male ODI Player of the Year award, while Marnis Labuschagne won the male Test Player of the Year recognition.
Warner also claimed the male International Twenty20 Player of the Year Award.
Full list of the 2020 Australian Cricket Award winners:
- Male One Day International Player of the Year: Aaron Finch
- Female One Day International Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy
- Hall of Fame Induction: Sharon Tredrea
- Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year: Tayla Vlaeminck
- Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year: Wes Agar
- Male Test Player of the Year: Marnus Labuschagne
- Female Domestic Player of the Year: Molly Strano
- Male Domestic Player of the Year: Shaun Marsh
- Hall of Fame Induction: Craig McDermott
- Female International Twenty20 Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy
- Male International Twenty20 Player of the Year: David Warner
- Allan Border Medal: David Warner.
- Belinda Clark Award: Ellyse Perry
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