Named in honour of the legendary leg-spinner who passed away last March, Khawaja polled 22 votes to win ahead of Marnus Labuschagne (20) and Steve Smith (16).
Harmanpreet became just the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men's category) in consecutive years joining an exclusive club that includes Teun De Nooijer (Netherlands), Jamie Dwyer (Australia) and Arthur van Doren (Belgium).
The Bob Willis Trophy, named after the former England fast bowler and commentator is awarded to England's player of the year, a man or a woman, following a vote by the CWC's membership.
Joe Root, a former captain of England, Eve Jones, a player for Birmingham Phoenix and Central Sparks, and Brook and Capsey are the most recent winners in the young player division, respectively.
Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, led the TOUR with four victories this season, including his first major championship title at the Masters Tournament.
Along with the Defender, PR Sreejesh (FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Men), Savita (FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Women), Sanjay (FIH Rising Star of the Year Men), Mumtaz Khan (FIH Rising Star of the Year Women), Graham Reid (FIH Men's Team Coach of the Year Men) and Janneke Schopman (FIH Women's Te
The winners will be announced at the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will be taking place at Halic Congress Center in Istanbul on August 25.
The Soham-born shot-stopper, who has played eight times for his country, had spent the past six seasons at Turf Moor, twice winning Burnley's player of the year award and helping the Clarets to qualify for Europe in 2017/18.