2010 ICC Awards
The 2010 ICC Awards were held on 6 October 2010 in Bengaluru, India, in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations.[1]
The International Cricket Council has been hosting the ICC Awards since 2004. Previous events have been held in London, Sydney, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Dubai.
The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.
Selection panel
The nominations for seven of the awards were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer, Clive Lloyd. The ICC Awards panel consists of top cricket players and administrators from around the world. It was charged with two main tasks: 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.[2]
Its members are the following:
Winners
The winners of the 2010 ICC Awards were announced on 6 October 2010 in a grand ceremony in Bengaluru by the International Cricket Council. The following are the winners of the different awards:[3]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Brendon McCullum, New Zealand - For scoring 116 not out off 56 balls against Australia in a Twenty20 International match at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on 28 February 2010
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
LG People's Choice Award
ICC Teams of the Year
Apart from individual awards, the International Cricket Council also announced dream teams in different formats of the game of cricket. They are the following:[4][5]
ICC Test Team of the Year
Virender Sehwag Simon Katich Hashim Amla Sachin Tendulkar Kumar Sangakkara Jacques Kallis MS Dhoni (captain, wicket-keeper) Graeme Swann James Anderson Dale Steyn Doug Bollinger Steve Harmison (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year
Sachin Tendulkar Shane Watson Michael Hussey AB de Villiers Paul Collingwood MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper) Ricky Ponting (captain) Daniel Vettori Stuart Broad Doug Bollinger Ryan Harris
Shortlist
The following is the shortlist for the 2010 ICC Awards:[6]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
Test Team of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
ODI Team of the Year
Pakistan
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
LG People's Choice Award
See also
- International Cricket Council
- ICC awards
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year)
- ICC Test Player of the Year
- ICC ODI Player of the Year Award
- David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year)
- ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
- ICC Test Team of the Year
- ICC ODI Team of the Year
References
- ↑ ICC Awards Overview Archived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ ICC Awards selection panel Overview Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ ICC Awards Winners Archived 4 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 7 October 2010.
- ↑ Dhoni named captain of ICC World Test team of the Year Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine..Retrieved on 7 October 2010.
- ↑ Ponting named captain of ODI Team of the Year Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 October 2010
- ↑ ICC Awards shortlist Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
- ↑ LG People's Choice Awards. Archived 26 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 1 October 2010