2009 ICC Awards | |
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Date | 1 October 2009 |
Presented by | ICC |
Highlights | |
Cricketer of the Year | ![]() (1st award) |
Test Player of the Year | ![]() (1st award) |
ODI Player of the Year | ![]() (2nd award) |
Emerging Player of the Year | ![]() |
Website | www |
The 2009 ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa before the semi-finals of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. The nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September, and short lists were announced on 15 September. These awards recognized player performance 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 during this period were considered.
The ICC had hosted the ICC Awards since the 2004 and were now in their sixth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), and Dubai (2008), with Johannesburg also hosting in 2007. The awards include the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Cricketer of the Year, which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.ICC
As indicated by the logo of these awards, LG, a leading electronic brand, sponsored these awards along with other ICC sponsors. [1]
Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was responsible for two main tasks: selecting the ICC World XI Teams and providing a long list of nominations for individual player award categories to the 25 members of the voting academy. They used their experience, knowledge, and appreciation of the game to do so.
Selection Committee members: [2]
MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are: [5]
MS Dhoni was also selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are: [6]
The short lists for the 2009 ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai and included the following: [7]
The nominations for the 2009 ICC Awards in different categories were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in the presence of ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat. [8]