2006 ICC Awards

The 2006 ICC Awards were held on 3 November 2006 in Mumbai, India.[1][2] The annual awards had been instigated in London in 2004 and in 2005 they were announced in Sydney. They were sponsored by Hyundai and conducted during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.[3] For the first time, honours for both Captain of the Year and Women's Cricketer of the Year were awarded.

2006 ICC Awards
2006 Cricketer of the Year Ricky Ponting
Date3 November 2006
Presented byICC
Highlights
Cricketer of the Year Ricky Ponting
(1st award)
Test Player of the Year Ricky Ponting
(1st award)
ODI Player of the Year Michael Hussey
(1st award)
Emerging Player of the Year Ian Bell
Websitewww.icc-cricket.com

Selection Committee

Nominees were voted on by a 56-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar.

Selection Committee members:[4]

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees of various individual awards were:

Cricketer of the Year
Main article: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy

Test Player of the Year
Main article: ICC Test Player of the Year
  • Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
  • Nominees: Michael Hussey (Aus), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Shane Warne (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Younis Khan (Pak), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng)

ODI Player of the Year
Main article: ICC ODI Player of the Year

Emerging Player of the Year

Umpire of the Year
Main article: David Shepherd Trophy

Captain of the Year
  • Winner: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
  • Nominees: Rahul Dravid (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Michael Vaughan (Eng)

Women's Cricketer of the Year
Main article: ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year

Spirit of Cricket

ICC World XI Teams

ICC Test Team of the Year
Main article: ICC Test Team of the Year

Rahul Dravid was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:[5]

  • Matthew Hayden
  • Michael Hussey
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Mohammad Yousuf
  • Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper)
  • Andrew Flintoff
  • Shane Warne
  • Makhaya Ntini
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Glenn McGrath
  • Brett Lee (12th man)

ICC ODI Team of the Year
Main article: ICC ODI Team of the Year

Mahela Jayawardene was selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:

  • Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
  • MS Dhoni
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Mahela Jayawardene
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Michael Hussey
  • Andrew Flintoff
  • Irfan Pathan
  • Brett Lee
  • Shane Bond
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Andrew Symonds (12th man)

Short lists

Cricketer of the Year
  • Michael Hussey
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Mohammad Yousuf

Test Player of the Year
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Shane Warne
  • Mohammad Yousuf

ODI Player of the Year
  • Michael Hussey
  • Mahela Jayawardene
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Yuvraj Singh

Emerging Player of the Year
  • Alastair Cook
  • Mohammad Asif
  • Ian Bell
  • Monty Panesar

Women's Cricketer of the Year
  • Karen Rolton
  • Anjum Chopra
  • Katherine Brunt

Spirit of Cricket

See also

References
  1. "ICC Awards 2006". Rediff.com. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Dravid, Yuvraj nominated for ICC awards". Rediff.com. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. Kotian, Harish (3 November 2006). "Ponting is Player of the Year". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Dravid, Jayawardene and Ponting lead awards". ESPNcricinfo. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. Marar, Nandakumar (4 November 2006). "Ricky Ponting star of ICC awards night". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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