Know the Cricketers who were awarded Wisden's Cricketer of the Year

New Delhi: A total of five cricketers including a female cricketer were awarded the annual Wisden ‘Cricketer of the Year' for the year 2013. It is considered to be one of the highest awards in the game of cricket. The award was first given in the year 1889.The selection criteria are based on performance of the cricketers during the English summer season. ". It can be won only once in a player's career. The players who won the award are Shikhar Dhawan: The twenty eight year old left-handed opening batsman from India who played a crucial role in India's victory in Champions trophy was given the award.Shikhar had scored a total of 363 runs in five one day internationals at an average of 90.75. He was awarded the man of the series for his stellar performance which include centuries against South Africa and West Indies. Chris Rogers: The experienced southpaw from Australia was also included in the list of cricketers to won this award. He was awarded particularly for his match winning knocks that he played in the Ashes.Chris Rogers was instrumental in 2013-14 whitewashing of England. Rogers, made a total of 830 runs in ten Tests against England, including two centuries in the winter Ashes. Ryan Harris: The Australian pacer who along with Mitchell Johnson was responsible for tormenting the English batsman had been selected by the panel for his exceptional performance.The 34 year old pacer had particularly posed trouble for the top order English batsmen. He was the leading wicket taker in both the series. Joe Root: The thirty year old right handed batsman has played brilliantly against a rejuvenated Aussie bowling attack. Root made Ashes hundred at Lord's, the youngest England batsman to achieve that feat.He made a total of 328 runs at an average of 41.00 in nine innings which includes a fifty and a century. Charlotte Edwards: The skipper of the English cricket team became the second female cricketer after Claire Taylor who also played for England to get this prestigious award.Charlotte Edwards was given this award for her exceptional performance during the recently held World T20 where she led the English team to the final of the tournament. She has played 178 ODIs, 21 Tests and 78 T20 internationals. Dale Steyn: He is the second South African to be selected as Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World, after Jacques Kallis in 2007. In 2013 he was selected as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year.