The 2012 LG ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 in Colombo in Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and now is in its eighth year. The previous ones were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008), Bengaluru (2010) and London (2011). The ICC awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.
Contents
- Test Team of the Year
- ODI Team of the Year
- The Selection Panel
- Shortlist
- ICC Test Player of the Year
- ICC ODI Player of the Year
- ICC Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year
- ICC Womens T20I Cricketer of the Year
- ICC Emerging Player of the Year
- ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the year
- ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
- David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year
- ICC Spirit of Cricket
- References
Test Team of the Year
Michael Clarke was selected as the captain of the World XI Test team. Other players are:
ODI Team of the Year
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI ODI team for the fifth time in a row for backing up his Chennai Team Players.
The Selection Panel
The Selection Panel members were:
Shortlist
The shortlist for LG ICC Awards were announced by International Cricket Council on 30 August 2012. They were :
ICC Test Player of the Year
* Kumar Sangakkara
ICC ODI Player of the Year
* Virat Kohli
ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year
* Stafanie Taylor
ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year
* Sarah Taylor
ICC Emerging Player of the Year
* Sunil Narine
ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the year
* George Dockrell
ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
* Richard Levi: 117no (51b, 5x4, 13x6) v New Zealand, Auckland, 22 February 2012
David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year
* Kumar Dharmasena
ICC Spirit of Cricket
* Daniel Vettori