2011 ICC Awards
The 2011 LG ICC Awards were held on 12 September 2011 in London in England. The awards were presented in association with Federation of International Cricketers' Associations.[1] International Cricket Council has been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and was then in its eighth year. The previous ones were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bengaluru (2010). ICC awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.
The Selection Panel
Selection Panel members:[2]
ICC World XI Teams
Test Team of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI Test team. Other players are:[3]
Alastair Cook
Hashim Amla- Jonathan Trott
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara (Captain/Wicket-Keeper)- AB de Villiers
- Jacques Kallis
- Stuart Broad
- Graeme Swann
- Dale Steyn
- James Anderson
- Zaheer Khan 12th man
ODI Team of the Year
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI ODI team for the fourth time consecutively.
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Virender Sehwag
- Kumar Sangakkara
- AB de Villiers
Shane Watson- Yuvraj Singh
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain/Wicket-Keeper)
- Graeme Swann
Umar Gul- Dale Steyn
- Zaheer Khan
- Lasith Malinga 12th man
Winners
The winners of 2011 ICC Awards were announced on 12 September 2011 in a grand ceremony in London in England by the International Cricket Council.[4] The following are the winners of the different awards:
LG People's Choice Award
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year
ICC Test Player of the Year
ICC ODI Player of the Year
ICC Emerging Player of the Year
ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year
ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year
ICC Spirit of Cricket
Shortlist
The shortlist for LG ICC Awards were announced by International Cricket Council on 26 August 2011. They are the following:[5]
LG People's Choice Award
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year
ICC Test Player of the Year
ICC ODI Player of the Year
ICC Emerging Player of the Year
- Azhar Ali
Devendra Bishoo – Winner - Darren Bravo
- Wahab Riaz
ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year
ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
- Tim Bresnan: 3.4–0–10–3 v Pakistan, Cardiff, 7 September 2010
- JP Duminy: 96 not out (54b, 10x4, 4x6) v Zimbabwe, Kimberley, 10 October 2010
Tim Southee (Winner): 4–1–18–5 v Pakistan, Auckland, 26 December 2010 - Shane Watson: 59 (31b, 6x4, 3x6) v England, Adelaide, 12 January 2011
ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year
- Aleem Dar – Winner
- Steve Davis
- Ian Gould
- Simon Taufel
ICC Spirit of Cricket
- MS Dhoni (Winner) – for being too generous to recall Ian Bell during the second Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge, July/August 2011
- Jacques Kallis – for being too generous twice during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 walking after clarifying with the opposition fielder if they had caught the ball cleanly
External links
References
- ↑ ICC Awards Overview. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
- ↑ . Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
- ↑ "ICC Test Team of the Year 2011 announced". Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ ICC Awards 2011 – Jonathan Trott is ICC Cricketer of the Year ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 13-09-2011
- ↑ "Short-lists announced for LG ICC Awards 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2011.