2009 ICC Awards
Introduction Mitchell Johnson.The '''2009 ICC Awards''' were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa before the semi-finals of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September while short lists were announced on 15 September. These awards were given on the performance of the players between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009 and were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). Performances from both players and officials were taken into account during this period of time for the game.The ''ICC'' had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their sixth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006) and Dubai (2008), with Johannesburg also hosting in 2007.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.
Sponsors As the logo of these awards suggests, LG, one of the world's leading electronic brands, sponsored these awards along with other ICC sponsors.
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 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.Selection Committee members:* Clive Lloyd (chairman)* Anil Kumble* Mudassar Nazar* Stephen Fleming* Bob Taylor
Award categories and winners ===Cricketer of the Year===* Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)===Test Player of the Year===* Gautam Gambhir===ODI Player of the Year===* MS Dhoni===Twenty20 International Performance of the Year===* Tillakaratne Dilshan, for scoring 96 not out off 57 deliveries against the West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval on 19 June 2009===Emerging Player of the Year===* Peter Siddle===Associate Player of the Year===* William Porterfield===Umpire of the Year===* Aleem Dar===Women's Cricketer of the Year===* Claire Taylor===Spirit of Cricket===*
ICC World XI Teams ===ICC Test Team of the Year===MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are:* Gautam Gambhir* Andrew Strauss* AB de Villiers* Sachin Tendulkar* Thilan Samaraweera* Michael Clarke* MS Dhoni* Shakib Al Hasan* Mitchell Johnson* Stuart Broad* Dale Steyn* Harbhajan Singh (12th man)===ICC ODI Team of the Year===MS Dhoni was also selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:* Virender Sehwag* Chris Gayle* Kevin Pietersen* Tillakaratne Dilshan* Yuvraj Singh* Martin Guptill* MS Dhoni* Andrew Flintoff* Nuwan Kulasekara* Ajantha Mendis* Umar Gul* Thilan Thushara (12th man)
Short lists The short lists for the 2009 ICC Awards were announced by the ''ICC'' on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai. They are the following:===Cricketer of the Year===* MS Dhoni* Gautam Gambhir* Mitchell Johnson* Andrew Strauss===Test Player of the Year===* Gautam Gambhir* Mitchell Johnson* Thilan Samaraweera* Andrew Strauss===ODI Player of the Year===* Shivnarine Chanderpaul* MS Dhoni* Virender Sehwag* Yuvraj Singh===Twenty20 International Performance of the Year===* Shahid Afridi* Tillakaratne Dilshan* Chris Gayle* Umar Gul===Emerging Player of the Year===* Ben Hilfenhaus* Graham Onions* Jesse Ryder* Peter Siddle===Associate Player of the Year===* Rizwan Cheema* Ryan ten Doeschate* William Porterfield* Edgar Schiferli===Umpire of the Year===* Aleem Dar* Tony Hill* Asad Rauf* Simon Taufel===Women's Cricketer of the Year===* Charlotte Edwards* Shelley Nitschke* Claire Taylor===Spirit of Cricket===*** New Zealand*
Nominations The following are the nominations for the 2009 ICC Awards in different categories. They were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in the presence of ''ICC'' CEO Haroon Lorgat.===Cricketer of the Year===* Shivnarine Chanderpaul* Tillakaratne Dilshan* MS Dhoni* Gautam Gambhir* Shakib Al Hasan* Mitchell Johnson* Graham Onions* Thilan Samaraweera* Kumar Sangakkara* Harbhajan Singh* Andrew Strauss* Daniel Vettori* AB de Villiers===Test Player of the Year===* Stuart Broad* Michael Clarke* MS Dhoni* Tillakaratne Dilshan* Gautam Gambhir* Shakib Al Hasan* Mitchell Johnson* V.V.S. Laxman* Jesse Ryder* Thilan Samaraweera* Ramnaresh Sarwan* Peter Siddle* Harbhajan Singh* Graeme Smith* Dale Steyn* Andrew Strauss* Graeme Swann* Daniel Vettori* AB de Villiers===ODI Player of the Year===* Shivnarine Chanderpaul* MS Dhoni* Andrew Flintoff* Chris Gayle* Umar Gul* Martin Guptill* Michael Hussey* Nuwan Kulasekara* Ajantha Mendis* Muttiah Muralitharan* Yuvraj Singh* Virender Sehwag* Thilan Thushara===Twenty20 International Performance of the Year===* Shahid Afridi* Saeed Ajmal* Dwayne Bravo* Alex Cusack* Tillakaratne Dilshan* Chris Gayle* Umar Gul* David Hussey* Sanath Jayasuriya* Zaheer Khan* Ajantha Mendis* Wayne Parnell* Abdur Razzak* David Warner===Emerging Player of the Year===* Martin Guptill* Ben Hilfenhaus* Phillip Hughes* Amit Mishra* Graham Onions* Kemar Roach* Jesse Ryder* Peter Siddle===Associate Player of the Year===* Rizwan Cheema* Khurram Chohan* Alex Cusack* Ryan ten Doeschate* Trent Johnston* Neil McCallum* Kevin O'Brien* Niall O'Brien* William Porterfield* Boyd Rankin* Edgar Schiferli* Steve Tikolo* Regan West* Bas Zuiderent===Umpire of the Year===* Billy Bowden* Aleem Dar* Steve Davis* Ian Gould* Tony Hill* Daryl Harper* Asad Rauf* Simon Taufel===Women's Cricketer of the Year===Charlotte Edwards was both shortlisted and nominated for Women's Cricketer of the Year. * Suzie Bates* Holly Colvin* Charlotte Edwards* Laura Marsh* Sana Mir* Shelley Nitschke* Mithali Raj* Karen Rolton* Priyanka Roy* Lisa Sthalekar* Claire Taylor* Sarah Taylor* Stafanie Taylor* Haidee Tiffen* Aimee Watkins
See also * International Cricket Council* ICC Awards* Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year)* ICC Test Player of the Year* ICC ODI Player of the Year* 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
External links * Official website of the ICC* Awards 2009 Winners