The 2006 Hyundai International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards were held on November 3, 2006 in Mumbai, India. The annual awards had been instigated in London in 2004 and in 2005 they were announced in Sydney. They were conducted during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. Captain of the year and Women's Cricketer of the year awards were awarded for the first time this year.
Selection panel members:
Sunil Gavaskar (Chairman)
Allan Donald
Ian Healy
Waqar Younis
Arjuna Ranatunga
Rahul Dravid was selected as the captain of the test team. 11 players and a 12th man were announced as follows:
Rahul Dravid (Captain)
Mathew Hayden
Michael Hussey
Ricky Ponting
Mohammed Yousuf
Kumar Sangakkara (Wicketkeeper)
Andrew Flintoff
Shane Warne
Makhaya Ntini
Muthaiah Muralidharan
Glenn Mcgrath
Brett Lee (Twelfth man)
Mahela Jayawardhane was selected as the captain of the ODI team of the year which is as follows:
Adam Gilchrist (Wicketkeeper)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ricky Ponting
Mahela Jayawardhane (Captain)
Yuvraj Singh
Andrew Flintoff
Michael Hussey
Irfan Pathan
Brett Lee
Shane Bond
Muthaiah Muralidharan
Andrew Symonds (Twelfth man)
Winners and Nominees
The winners and nominees of various individual awards were:
Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Nominees: Shane Warne (Aus), Muthaiah Muralitharan (SL), Michael Hussey (Aus), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Mohammed Yousuf (Pak), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Younis Khan (Pak), Monty Panesar (Eng), Brett Lee (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Adam Gilchrist (Aus).
Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
Nominees: Michael Hussey (Aus), Mohammed Yousuf (Pak), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Shane Warne (Eng), Muthaiah Muralitharan (SL), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (Eng), Younis Khan (Pak), Mathew Hayden (Aus), Ntini (SA), Kumar Sangakarra (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng).
Winner: Michael Hussey (Aus)
Nominees: Ponting (Aus), Flintoff (Eng), Jayawardene (SL), Sangakkara (SL), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Yousuf (Pak), Brett Lee (Aus), Herschelle Gibbs (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Inzamam-ul Haq (Pak), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Shane Bond (NZ), Irfan Pathan (Ind).
Winner: Ian Bell (Eng)
Nominees: Monty Panesar (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Denesh Ramdin (WI), Malinga Bandara (SL), Mohammed Asif (Pak), Upul Tharanga (SL), Ian Bell (Eng), Shahriar Nafees (Ban).
Winner: Mahela Jayawardhane (SL)
Nominees: Dravid (Ind), Ponting (Aus), Jayawardene (SL), Michael Vaughan (Eng).
Winner: Simon Taufel
Nominees: Simon Taufel, Aleem Dar, Rudi Koertzen.
Winner: Karen Rolton
Nominees: Karen Rolton, Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Anjum Chopra, Neetu David, Claire Taylor, Katherine Brunt, Emily Drumm.
Winner: England
