2012 ICC Awards
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The 2012 ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their ninth year. Previous events were held in London (2004, 2011), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bangalore (2010). 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.
| 2012 ICC Awards | |
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| Date | 15 September 2012 |
| Presented by | ICC |
| Highlights | |
| Cricketer of the Year | Kumar Sangakkara (1st award) |
| Test Player of the Year | Kumar Sangakkara (1st award) |
| ODI Player of the Year | Virat Kohli (1st award) |
| Emerging Player of the Year | Sunil Narine |
| Website | www |
Selection Committee
Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was charged with two main tasks. Using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, they selected the ICC World XI Teams and provided a long list of nominations to the 32 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.
Selection Committee members:[1]
Clive Lloyd (chairman)
Marvan Atapattu
Tom Moody- Carl Hooper
Clare Connor
Award categories and winners
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Richard Levi, for scoring 117 not out off 51 deliveries against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on 19 February 2012[3]
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
Daniel Vettori, for refraining from appealing during the only Test match against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on 5 November 2011[4][5]
LG People's Choice Award
ICC World XI Teams
ICC Test Team of the Year
Michael Clarke was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with Matt Prior selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:[6]
ICC ODI Team of the Year
For the third time in his career, MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:[7]
Short lists
The short lists for the 2012 LG ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 30 August 2012. They are the following:[8][9][10]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
LG People's Choice Award
Nominations
Summarize
Perspective
The following are the nominations for the 2012 LG ICC Awards:[12]
Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year
Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of Cricket
See also
References
External links
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