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2009 ICC Awards

The LG ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg in South Africa before the semi-finals of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September while shortlist was announced on 15 September. These awards were given on the performance of the players between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009 and were presented in association with Federation of International Cricketers' Associations. It takes into account performances by players and officials during this period for the game.

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International Cricket Council has been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and now is in its sixth year. The previous ones were held in London, Sydney, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Dubai. ICC awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.

Sponsors

As the name of these awards suggests, LG, one of the world's leading electronic brand is sponsoring these awards along with other ICC sponsors.

The Selection Panel

The ICC Awards selection panel was given a difficult task; providing a long-list of nominations to the 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories and, using their experience and knowledge select the ICC World Test and ODI teams. The following are its members.

  • Clive Lloyd (chairman)
  • Anil Kumble
  • Mudassar Nazar
  • Stephen Fleming
  • Bob Taylor

    • ICC World XI Teams

    Apart from individual awards, International Cricket Council also announced dream teams in different formats of the game of cricket. They are the following:

    Test Team of the Year

    MS Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI Test team. Other players are:

  • Gautam Gambhir
  • Andrew Strauss
  • AB de Villiers
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Thilan Samaraweera
  • Michael Clarke
  • MS Dhoni
  • Shakib Al Hasan
  • Mitchell Johnson
  • Stuart Broad
  • Dale Steyn
  • Harbhajan Singh :12th man

    • ODI Team of the Year

    Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI ODI team. Other players are:

  • Martin Guptill
  • Chris Gayle
  • Kevin Pietersen
  • Tillakaratne Dilshan
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • MS Dhoni
  • Virender Sehwag
  • Andrew Flintoff
  • Nuwan Kulasekara
  • Ajantha Mendis
  • Umar Gul
  • Thilan Thushara :12th man

    • Winners

    The winners of 2009 ICC Awards were announced on 1 October 2009 in a grand ceremony in Johannesburg by the International Cricket Council. The following are the winners of the different awards:

    Cricketer of the Year

  • Mitchell Johnson, Australia

    • Test Player of the Year

  • Gautam Gambhir, India

    • ODI Player of the Year

  • MS Dhoni, India

    • Emerging Player of the Year

  • Peter Siddle, Australia

    • Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year

  • William Porterfield, Ireland

    • Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

  • Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka
  • For scoring 96 not out off 57 balls against the West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 19 June 2009

    • Women's Cricketer of the Year

  • Claire Taylor, England

    • Umpire of the Year

  • Aleem Dar, Pakistan

    • Spirit of Cricket

  •  New Zealand

    • LG ICC Awards 2009 shortlist

    The shortlist for LG ICC Awards were announced by International Cricket Council on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai. They are the following:

  • 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
  • Virender Sehwag
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Emerging Player:
  • Ben Hilfenhaus
  • Graham Onions
  • Jesse Ryder
  • Peter Siddle
  • Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year:
  • Rizwan Cheema
  • Ryan ten Doeschate
  • William Porterfield
  • Edgar Schiferli
  • Twenty20 International Performance of the Year:
  • Shahid Afridi for scoring 51 off 34 balls and taking 2–16 against South Africa during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 semi-final in Nottingham on 18 June 2009
  • Tillakaratne Dilshan for scoring 96 not out off 57 balls against the West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 19 June 2009
  • Chris Gayle for hitting 88 off 50 balls against Australia during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 6 June 2009
  • Umar Gul for taking 5–6 against New Zealand during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 13 June 2009
  • Women's Cricketer of the Year:
  • Charlotte Edwards
  • Shelley Nitschke
  • Claire Taylor
  • Umpire of the Year:
  • Aleem Dar
  • Tony Hill
  • Asad Rauf
  • Simon Taufel
  • Spirit of Cricket:
  •  Australia
  •  England
  •  New Zealand
  •  Sri Lanka

    • Nominations

    The following are the nominations for LG ICC Awards 2009 in different Categories.They were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in presence of ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat.

    Emerging Player

  • Martin Guptill
  • Ben Hilfenhaus
  • Phillip Hughes
  • Amit Mishra
  • Graham Onions
  • Kemar Roach
  • Jesse Ryder
  • Peter Siddle

    • Women's Cricketer of the Year

  • Suzie Bates
  • Holly Colvin
  • Charlotte Edwards
  • Laura Marsh
  • Sana Mir
  • Shelley Nitschke
  • Mithali Raj
  • Karen Rolton
  • Priyanka Roy
  • Lisa Sthalekar
  • Claire Taylor
  • Sarah Taylor
  • Stafanie Taylor
  • Haidee Tiffin
  • Aimee Watkins

    • Umpire of the Year

  • Billy Bowden
  • Aleem Dar
  • Steve Davis
  • Ian Gould
  • Tony Hill
  • Daryl Harper
  • Asad Rauf
  • Simon Taufel

    • References

    2009 ICC Awards Wikipedia
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