ICC Awards 2009

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MS Dhoni and Tillakaratne Dilshan lead the list of nominations at the sixth ICC Awards. Both have been shortlisted in three categories for their performances between August 13, 2008 and August 24, 2009. More... Dhoni, Dilshan pick up maximum nominations Cricinfo staff September 2, 2009 MS Dhoni and Tillakaratne Dilshan lead the list of nominations at the sixth ICC Awards. Both have been shortlisted in three categories for their performances between August 13, 2008 and August 24, 2009. Eighteen players have received at least two nominations for their performances during this period, which includes the 2009 World Twenty20 in England, the 2009 Women's World Cup in Australia, and the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa, in addition to the various bilateral Test and ODI series. Dilshan scored 848 runs in the eight Tests during that period at 70.66 and was also named Player of the Tournament during the World Twenty20 held in England. He was instrumental in Sri Lanka's successful run to the final. His unbeaten 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the second semi-final, and his quickfire 74 against the same opponents in the league phase are the two performances he has been nominated for in the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year category. He is also in line for the ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards. Dhoni, who was the ODI Player of the Year in 2008, has been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year. A hugely successful phase resulted in 544 runs from eight Tests at 54.40 and 967 runs in 24 ODIs at 60.43. Among the players nominated for two prizes is Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, who is in contention for the Cricketer of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards. This year's awards include eight individual prizes, as well as the Spirit of Cricket award for a team. Apart from this, the Test and ODI teams of the year will also be announced, and one man who could be in the frame for the five-day version is England's captain, Andrew Strauss, who capped a remarkable run of form by leading England to victory in the Ashes, and is one of the 14 players in the frame for the Player of the Year. "I've really enjoyed the challenge of playing for England over the past 12 months and to be nominated for two ICC Awards is a huge honour," he told ecb.co.uk. "I've been pleased with my form during that time and I've particularly relished the role of England captain more recently. We don't play the game for awards but to be nominated alongside some of the best cricketers in the world is very humbling." The Emerging Player of the Year nominees include three Australians - Philip Hughes, Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle - along with the New Zealand duo of Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder. Indian legspinner Amit Mishra, West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach and England bowler Graham Onions are the other nominees in the category. Ireland boasts the most number of nominees in the Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year award with seven names on the list, followed by Netherlands with three. Canada have two names while Kenya and Scotland have one player each. "The LG ICC Awards are an opportunity for the ICC and FICA to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable performances of the world's top players," said ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat while announcing the list of nominations in Mumbai. "It is also a chance for followers of our great sport to reflect on some of the great cricketing feats they have witnessed over the past year. This will be the sixth time the awards have been handed out and yet again there are so many great performances to recall. Selecting the winners will no doubt test our selectors and voting academy." The lists were compiled by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC cricket committee, Clive Lloyd. The panel also includes former players such as India's Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan, Bob Taylor of England and New Zealand's Stephen Fleming. The ceremony will take place in Johannesburg on October 1, to coincide with the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. The previous editions were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007) and Dubai (2008). The nominations Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Tillakaratne Dilshan, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Johnson, Graham Onions, Thilan Samaraweera, Kumar Sangakkara, Harbhajan Singh, Graeme Smith, Andrew Strauss, Daniel Vettori, AB de Villiers Test Player of the Year Stuart Broad, Michael Clarke, MS Dhoni, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Gautam Gambhir, Shakib Al Hasan, Mitchell Johnson, VVS Laxman, Jesse Ryder, Thilan Samaraweera, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Peter Siddle, Harbhajan Singh, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann, Daniel Vettori, AB de Villiers ODI Player of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul, MS Dhoni, Andrew Flintoff, Chris Gayle, Umar Gul, Martin Guptill, Michael Hussey, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Thilan Thushara Emerging Player of the Year Martin Guptill, Ben Hilfenhaus, Philip Hughes, Amit Mishra, Graham Onions, Kemar Roach, Jesse Ryder, Peter Siddle Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year Rizwan Cheema (Canada), Khurram Chohan (Canada), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), Trent Johnston (Ireland), Alex Cusack (Ireland), Neil McCallum (Scotland), Kevin O'Brien (Ireland), Niall O'Brien (Ireland), William Porterfield (Ireland), Boyd Rankin (Ireland), Edgar Schiferli (Netherlands), Steve Tikolo (Kenya), Regan West (Ireland), Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands) Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Dwayne Bravo, Alex Cusack, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Umar Gul, David Hussey, Sanath Jayasuriya, Zaheer Khan, Ajantha Mendis, Wayne Parnell, Abdur Razzak, David Warner Women's Cricketer of the Year Suzie Bates (New Zealand), Holly Colvin (England), Charlotte Edwards (England), Laura Marsh (England), Sana Mir (Pakistan), Shelley Nitschke (Australia), Mithali Raj (India), Karen Rolton (Australia), Priyanka Roy (India), Lisa Sthalekar (Australia), Claire Taylor (England), Sarah Taylor (England), Stefanie Taylor (West Indies), Haidee Tiffin (New Zealand), Aimee Watkins (New Zealand) Umpire of the Year Billy Bowden (New Zealand), Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Steve Davis (Australia), Ian Gould (England), Tony Hill (New Zealand), Daryl Harper (Australia), Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Simon Taufel (Australia)

[rishi008]

Gautam Gambhir and Dhoni shortlisted for two categories each

Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and Indian opener Gautam Gambhir have all been shortlisted for both the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards. MS Dhoni rounds out the Cricketer of the Year nominees and is also in line for retaining the ODI Player of the Year title. Indian batsmen dominated the race for best ODI player, with Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh also being nominated. West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the other contender for the award. Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who made 1067 runs at 82.07 during the period considered for the awards (August 13, 2008 and August 24, 2009), completes the line-up for Test Player of the Year. His team-mate Tillakaratne Dilshan didn't make the cut for either Test player or ICC Cricketer awards but was nominated for his blistering 96 against West Indies in the semi-final of the World Twenty20. Another match-winning semi-final performance in that tournament, Shahid Afridi's 51 off 34 balls and two wickets against South Africa, was also shortlisted. While Johnson, the spearhead of Australia's bowling attack, is line for two major prizes, his support cast during the Ashes, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus, are both in the running for the best Emerging player title. England's all-conquering women's side cornered two of the three slots for the Women's Cricketer of the Year, with captain Charlotte Edwards and their leading batsman Claire Taylor making the cut. Netherlands allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate got his third straight nomination for the Best Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year, an award he won in 2008. Another familiar name in the nominees list is the Australian Simon Taufel, who has taken home the Umpire of the Year award for the past five years. The shortlist for the ICC's sixth annual awards set for October 1 in Johannesburg, were chosen by a 25-member panel from the nominations announced earlier this month. The panel consists of former players, journalists and ICC officials. This year's awards include eight individual prizes, as well as the Spirit of Cricket award for a team. Apart from this, the Test and ODI teams of the year will also be announced.

The nominations Cricketer of the Year MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Strauss Test Player of the Year Gautam Gambhir, Mitchell Johnson, Thilan Samaraweera, Andrew Strauss ODI Player of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag Emerging Player of the Year Ben Hilfenhaus, Graham Onions, Jesse Ryder, Peter Siddle Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Shahid Afridi 51off 34 balls and 2-16 v South Africa, Tillakaratne Dilshan 96 off 57 balls v West Indies, Chris Gayle 88 off 50 v Australia, Umar Gul 5-6 v New Zealand Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year Rizwan Cheema (Canada), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), William Porterfield (Ireland), Edgar Schiferli (Netherlands) Women's Cricketer of the Year Charlotte Edwards (England), Shelley Nitschke (Australia), Claire Taylor (England) Umpire of the Year Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Tony Hill (New Zealand), Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Simon Taufel (Australia) Spirit of Cricket Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

link - http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/425103.html

[Sachinism]

Why the italics. Makes it harder to read

[Aadhavzone]

Ofcourse Dhoni deserves every title! He is the match winner!:two_thumbs_up:

[Karthik LA]

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[Celeste]

Afridi & Gul have been nominated for the best 20/20 performance. Afridi should get it, its a no brainer.

[Guest Hiten.]

This is not a whine but I would like to know how exactly does ICC evaluate the "spirit of the game" category. India somehow misses this category on every occasion. When has any Indian cricketer harmed the game of cricket ? Now that Australia has made it to the shortlist of this category, I guess excessive appeals, questioning umpire's decision certainly do not holds barred so what exactly does Team India do to not make it into the shortlist of this category.

[Celeste]

Spirit of the game category is a controversial category because teams that wont be nominated will cry foul.

[patriot]

MSD, should win cricketer of the year award - considering the way he has led and his performance as a player - It should be easy choice.

[Guest Hiten.]

Spirit of the game category is a controversial category because teams that wont be nominated will cry foul.

No one is crying foul here. All I am asking is how are the teams shortlisted for this specific category. If you have the answer then share it or else wait for a sensible answer

[Online]

Why the italics. Makes it harder to read

seriously man, my eyes hurt

[Celeste]

No one is crying foul here. All I am asking is how are the teams shortlisted for this specific category. If you have the answer then share it or else wait for a sensible answer

I was not talking about people here crying foul. Suppose India,Aus & NZ are nominated for this category,then it will show that other teams are not worth of spirit of game award which will obviously create tension.

[Guest gaurav_indian]

Outrage in South Africa over ICC awards Outrage in South Africa over ICC awards

The ICC's prestigious annual awards appears to have run into a controversy with several high-profile figures from South Africa, including Gerald Majola, the national cricket board's chief executive, criticising the final selection process for not including a single South African player. Majola questioned the credibility of the awards - which will be presented in Johannesburg on October 1 - and said it appeared to him that the only way to get on the shortlist was to play the Ashes. Majola's views have been echoed by Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, who said the "very disappointing" nominations shortlist would motivate his players to perform better in the ICC Champions Trophy starting on September 22. Allan Donald, the former South Africa fast bowler and a member of the awards voting panel, admitted that he was surprised by the shortlist. Journalist Neil Manthorp, the only other South African on the 25-member panel, wrote that the honour of being on that jury had turned into an embarrassment. Cricinfo has also received angry emails from readers complaining about the omissions. When contacted, an ICC spokesperson said that the awards nomination "is a completely independent process in which the ICC has no say whatsoever". "To me, it looks like the only way to get on these nomination lists is to play the Ashes," Majola told Cricinfo. "Unfortunately, our players don't play for England or Australia. That seems to be the criteria to select these awards. I don't know what the criteria are for these nominations but I simply can't believe that this has happened to South African players. My personal opinion is that this doesn't lend credibility to this year's awards, for sure. To rub salt to our wounds, the awards ceremony is being held in our country. "I am totally dismayed and disappointed. The last season was one of the best ever for South Africa and there were a lot of outstanding performances by our players. In my personal opinion, there were at least three South African players who should have figured on the shortlist. But I am not going to name them because I don't want to drag our players into this issue when they are preparing for the Champions Trophy. I haven't spoken to them about this either." Donald revealed that he had nominated two South African players for the shortlist. "But I am surprised to see that there is no one from South Africa in the final list," he told Cricinfo. The long list of nominations for the individual awards was prepared by a five-member ICC panel headed by Clive Lloyd, the ICC's cricket committee chairman, and including Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar, Bob Taylor and Stephen Fleming. The performance period taken into account was August 13, 2008 to August 24, 2009. This list was then sent to the ICC's independent panel of 25 members - including two South Africans, Allan Donald and Manthorp - to vote for the shortlist of the top four contenders in each category. The independent panel included former players Ian Healy, Ramiz Raja, Athar Ali Khan, Allan Donald, Bob Willis, Sidath Wettimuny, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Ian Bishop, Jeremy Coney, Dave Houghton, Roland Lefebvre. The media was represented by Jim Maxwell (Aus), Osman Samiuddin (Cricinfo's Pakistan editor), Sayeed Uzzaman (Ban), Neil Manthorp (SA), Scyld Berry (Eng), Ramil Abeynaike (SL), Sharda Ugra (Ind), Fazeer Mohammed (WI), Richard Boock (NZ), Enock Nuchinjo (Zim) and Jon Coates (Associates). The officials were ICC referees elite panel representative: Alan Hurst; ICC umpires elite panel representative: Billy Bowden and chairman of the ICC cricket committee: Clive Lloyd. While the shortlist was announced on Tuesday, the category winners will be known only on awards night. The votes have already been collated by Ernst and Young, who acted as independent auditors. South Africa are currently the No. 1 Test and ODI team on the ICC rankings and the long list, reflecting this, featured four South African players. Graeme Smith, who led his team to their first Test series win ever in Australia, and AB deVilliers, who hit two match-winning centuries against Australia - one of them set up that historic away series win - were nominated for Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year; Dale Steyn, who was ICC's Test Player of the Year in 2008, also featured on the long list for the best Test player; and Wayne Parnell, the left-arm fast bowler, was nominated for the best Twenty20 International Performance of the year. None of them made it to the final four in their categories. Writing on the SuperSport website, Manthorp said the fault lay not with the ICC but with the system used for determining the award winners. The 25-member panel has to select the final nominees from a dozen or more names on the long list, which, he said, was simply too time-consuming to be done thoroughly. There were "plenty of Proteas" on the long list, he said, but not having played for three months meant they were "out of sight and out of mind." Andrew Strauss, the England captain, and Mitchell Johnson, the Australian fast bowler, figure in both the shortlists (of four players each) for Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year. MS Dhoni, the India captain and Gautam Gambhir, the India opener, are the other shortlisted nominees for Cricketer of the Year; Gambhir and Thilan Samaraweera, the Sri Lankan batsman, are also in the race for the best Test player. However, South African players can still be part of the awards night by featuring in the best Test and ODI teams for the last year that will be announced at the ceremony. Smith, for instance, was named captain of the best Test selection last time in a team that also featured Jacques Kallis and Steyn. Herchelle Gibbs was part of the best ODI selection last year.

http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/425439.html

[maggot_brain]

I think they've every right to be outraged. They're the no. 1 Test and ODI team. They have tremendous talents like Smith, Steyn, De Villiers, Duminy and Parnell and they've had a pretty good run last season.

[Sooda]

The guys on the shortlist have had a pretty good year too, tough call to make for shizzle perhaps one of the Saffies in for Samraweera? Strauss has been ace. And GG and MSD are Indian so cant argue with that one...

[Riley's Girl]

I can understand the outrage and I think it's justified. At least Smith and De Villiers should have made the final nominations imo. Parnell had a good year as well.

[Sachinism]

De Merwe and Parnell should be there for up and coming

[rishi008]

I can understand the outrage and I think it's justified. At least Smith and De Villiers should have made the final nominations imo. Parnell had a good year as well.

IF you thing de villers and smith should be there in final 4...can you back it up with their exceptional stats?

[rkt.india]

De Merwe and Parnell should be there for up and coming

parnell and merve both have not played test yet, they take the upcoming who have played test in the season, playing one dayers is not a selection criteria

[Sachinism]

parnell and merve both have not played test yet' date=' they take the upcoming who have played test in the season, playing one dayers is not a selection criteria[/quote'] ahh ok. Maybe next year