'ICC, glad you didn't go with Dharmasena for best umpire,' Twitterati loses its mind over Kohli exclusion

He might be on an 18-match unbeaten streak as India's Test captain but Virat Kohli on Thursday ignored from the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team of the year even though he was named skipper of the ODI all-star XI which also featured Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.

Kohli, England's tormenotor-in-chief in the just concluded five-match Test series, has amassed a staggering 1215 runs in the 12 Tests he has played this year, which include three double-centuries against West Indies, New Zealand and England respectively.

The decision by the ICC didn't go down well with Kohli's fans who took to Twitter to vent their ire.

Here are some of the sharp tweets:

@ICC #ICCAwards lol No Kohli, This Is Unfair

— virender sehwag (@virendersehweg) December 22, 2016

Virat Kohli scored 1215 runs in 2016 still not got place in ICC Test team. This is how people treat a general category student.

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) December 22, 2016

No Virat Kohli, and failed captain Alistair Cook as captain? This ICC team can be beaten by a good Ranji team pic.twitter.com/8LhFSLF4j3

— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) December 22, 2016

So number 1 test ranked batsman Steven Smith is 12th man and 2nd ranked Virat Kohli is not even in test team of the year #ICCAwards

— umesh (@umesh4444) December 22, 2016

@ICC @ICCMediaComms glad you guys didn't go with Dharmasena this year.

— Akbar Manjyani (@Akbarmanjyani) December 22, 2016

As Captain:

Most Test wins in 2016: V Kohli
Most Test loss in 2016: A Cook

But Cook is Captain for ICC Team of the year! 

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 22, 2016

Cook loses record no. of matches; Steyn injured in both series SA played & Voges/Warner part of worst batting line up in Oz history?! Kohli? https://t.co/qTnqJYcyEQ

— Robbie (@rtefc) December 22, 2016

Jadeja last played ODI for India in Jan 2016 and he is in ICC ODI team for 2016. Thats why he is called SIR

— Sumanth G K (@sumanthagowda) December 22, 2016

Can anybody explain me y @imVkohli is not in the test team and voges is in.even daren bravo's performances r better than voges #ICCAwards

— abhishek masand (@abhishekmasand) December 22, 2016

Bit strange to have so many English batsmen in the ICC Test team of the year, but no @imVkohli. https://t.co/SWvEoEb9bq

— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) December 22, 2016