2012 LG ICC Awards

2012 LG ICC Awards Logo.

The 2012 LG ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 in Colombo in Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and now is in its eighth year. The previous ones were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008), Bengaluru (2010) and London (2011). The ICC awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.

The Selection Panel

The Selection Panel members were:[1]

ICC World XI Teams

Test Team of the Year

Michael Clarke was selected as the captain of the World Test XI. Other players are:[2]

ODI Team of the Year

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World one-day XI for the fifth time in a row for backing up his Chennai Team Players. Other players are:

Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2012 LG ICC Awards was announced by the International Cricket Council on 30 August 2012. It was:[3]

Test Player of the Year

* Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara

ODI Player of the Year

* India Virat Kohli

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

* South Africa Richard Levi: 117no (51b, 5x4, 13x6) v New Zealand, Auckland, 22 February 2012

Emerging Player of the Year

*West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narine

Associate Player of the Year

*   George Dockrell

David Shepherd Trophy for Umpire of the Year

* Sri Lanka Kumar Dharmasena

Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year

* West Indies Cricket Board Stafanie Taylor

Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year

* England Sarah Taylor

Spirit of Cricket

* New Zealand Daniel Vettori

References

  1. ↑ "LG ICC Awards Voting Panel". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "ICC Test Team of the Year 2012 announced". Retrieved 30 August 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ "Short-lists announced for LG ICC Awards 2012". ICC. Retrieved 30 August 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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