ESPNCricinfo awards for Harmanpreet, Yuzvendra

New Delhi, February 19 

Harmanpreet Kaur's swashbuckling show at the World Cup fetched her the women's batting performance of the year honour, while wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal were recognised for their stupendous run among the men in the the ESPNCricinfo annual Awards.Indian players were picked for three out of the 12 awards on offer, the most by any nation.

Harmanpreet's undefeated and career-best 171 against Australia during the World Cup, where India ended as runners-up, was chosen as the women's batting performance of the year.

Chahal, the right-arm leg-break bowler, was awarded the T20 bowling performance of the year award for his magical six for 25 in the third T20 against England in Bengaluru.

Yadav, who came into the limelight for his performance in the Dharamsala Test against Australia, and is now an integral part of the national team,was declared debutant of the year for his 43 wickets across three formats in 2017.

This is the second consecutive year that ESPNcricinfo has had awards for batting and bowling in women's cricket across all three international formats. The Captain of the Year award went to a female player for the first time as Heather Knight won the title for her leadership in guiding England to wins in nine out of 12 ODIs.—PTI