With this, Ashwin has joined the elite club of a few cricketers who have got the award. For India, only Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar had been the ICC Cricketer of the Year.
In the recently concluded series against England, Ashwin and Jadeja shared 54 wickets among them. Jadeja finished the series with 26 wickets. Ashwin took 28 wickets
Ravindra Jadeja claimed his career-best figures of 7/48 to help India register a 4-0 win over England. He also claimed his first ten wicket haul in the white uniform.