2010 ICC Awards

2010 ICC Awards Logo.

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

Sachin Tendulkar was selected as the Cricketer of the Year.

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

Steven Finn was selected as the Emerging Player 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 Cricketer of the Year

Spirit of Cricket

LG People's Choice Award

ICC World XI

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]

Test Team of the Year

ODI Team of the Year

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

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

References

  1. ↑ ICC Awards Overview. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
  2. ↑ ICC Awards selection panel Overview. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
  3. ↑ ICC Awards Winners. Retrieved on 7  October 2010.
  4. ↑ Dhoni named captain of ICC World Test team of the Year.Retrieved on 7 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Ponting named captain of ODI Team of the Year Retrieved on 7 October 2010
  6. ↑ ICC Awards shortlist. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
  7. ↑ LG People's Choice Awards. Retrieved on 1 October 2010
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