outh Africas ODI captain, AB de Villiers, is in line for a double, having been short-listed for both Cricketer of the Year as well as ODI player of the Year award. Sri Lankas Kumar Sangakkara and skipper, Angelo Matthews, as well as Australias Mitchell Johnson are also in line for the double, having been named in the Cricketer of the Year as well as the Test player of the Year category. Indias interest lies in the ODI category - with batsman Virat Kohli - vying for the ODI Player of the Year award. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, who impressed on the England tour has been deservedly chosen for the LG Peoples Choice award - which follows a voting pattern by the fans. Amongst women cricketers, Indias Mithali Raj is in line for a double - having been named in the T20 Cricketer of the Year category as well as ODI cricketer of the Year . Corey Anderson, who stormed the cricketing circles with the fastest ever ODI century, against West Indies in Queenstown, leads the nomination for the Emerging Player of the Year award. Based on the 13 months between 26 August 2013 and 17 September 2014, the LG ICC Awards 2014 will take into account performances by players in what has been a remarkable period for the game, a ICC media release stated. That period includes the T20 WC Bangladesh 2014, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier New Zealand 2014, T20 WC Qualifier UAE 2013, various rounds of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, numerous Pepsi ICC World Cricket League and Championship fixtures, ICC Womens Championship and several bilateral Test, ODI and T20I series, it added. Short-list for ICC Emerging player of the Year award Corey Anderson (NZ), Gary Ballance (ENG), Jimmy Neesham (NZ) , Ben Stokes (ENG). Short-list for ICC Associate & Affiliate Cricketer award Calum MacLeod (SCO), Preston Mommsen (SCO), Mohammad Nabi (AFG) , Samiullah Shenwari (AFG). Short-list for Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year award Charlotte Edwards (ENG), Meg Lanning (AUS), Mithali Raj (IND), Stephanie Taylor (ENG). Short-list for T20 International Performance of the Year award Aaron Finch (AUS) - 156 (63b, 11x4, 14x6) v England, 29 August 2013 Alex Hales (ENG) - 116 not out (64b, 11x4, 6x6) v Sri Lanka (T20 WC), 27 Mar 2014 Rangana Herath (SL) - 3.3-2-3-5 v NZ (T20 WC), 31 Mar 2014 Short-list for ODI Cricketer of the Year award Quinton De Kock (RSA), AB De Villiers (RSA), Virat Kohli (IND), Dale Steyn (RSA). Short-list for Test Cricketer of the Year award Mitchell Johnson (AUS), Angelo Mathews (SL), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), David Warner (AUS) LG Peoples choice award: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (IND) Short-list for Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year award AB De Villiers (RSA), Mitchell Johnson (AUS), Angelo Mathews (SL), Kumar Sangakkara (SL). The ICC committee, chaired by Chief Executive, David Richardson, and Chairman of ICCs Cricket Committee, Anil Kumble, made the announcements in a press conference. The apex body has also announced the ICC ODI Team of the Year as well as the ICC Test Team of the Year. Sri Lankas captain, Angelo Mathews, has been named as the Test captain while Indias MS Dhoni has been once again named as the ODI skipper. ICC Test Team of the Year David Warner, Kane Williamson, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers (wk), Joe Root, Angelo Mathews (c), Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Rangana Herath, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor (12th man). ICC ODI Team of the Year Mohammad Hafeez, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, George Bailey, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Dale Steyn, Mohammed Shami, Ajantha Mendis, Rohit Sharma (12th man). David Shephard Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year award All 12 members of the ICC Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires have been nominated ICC Spirit of Cricket award To be announced on 14 November via ICC media release Selection Panel - Anil Kumble, Chairman, ICC Cricket Committee is the chairman of the five-member Selection Panel, which also includes Jonathan Agnew, a former England international and now a respected broadcaster/journalist, ex-Sri Lanka opener Russel Arnold, former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, and Betty Timmer, former Chair of the ICC Womens Committee.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 04:11:38 +0000
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