India captain Virat Kohli has been named the "Leading Cricketer in the World" in this year's edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, the publication announced on Wednesday.

Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and senior batsman Younis Khan were among the five "Cricketers of the Year", a group which includes the English trio of Ben Duckett, Chris Woakes and Toby Roland-Jones.

Barring the just-concluded home series against Australia, Kohli had a fairytale year in which the batsman averaged more than anyone in all three formats.