| 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 | |||
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The2012 ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 inColombo,Sri Lanka. TheICC had been hostingICC Awards since2004, which were now into their ninth year. Previous events were held inLondon (2004,2011),Sydney (2005),Mumbai (2006),Johannesburg (2007,2009),Dubai (2008) andBangalore (2010). TheICC awards the SirGarfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in worldcricket.
Chaired byICC Cricket Hall of FamerClive 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]
Richard Levi, for scoring 117 not out off 51 deliveries againstNew Zealand atSeddon Park inHamilton on 19 February 2012[3]
Daniel Vettori, for refraining from appealing during the onlyTest match againstZimbabwe atQueens Sports Club inBulawayo on 5 November 2011[4][5]Michael Clarke was selected as thecaptain of theTest Team of the Year, withMatt Prior selected as thewicket-keeper. Other players are:[6]
Alastair CookHashim AmlaKumar SangakkaraJacques Kallis
Michael ClarkeShivnarine ChanderpaulMatt PriorStuart Broad
Saeed AjmalVernon PhilanderDale SteynAB de Villiers (12th man)For the third time in his career,MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of theODI Team of the Year. Other players are:[7]
Gautam GambhirAlastair CookKumar SangakkaraVirat KohliMS DhoniMichael ClarkeShahid AfridiMorné MorkelSteven FinnLasith MalingaSaeed AjmalShane Watson (12th man)Theshort lists for the 2012 LG ICC Awards were announced by theICC on 30 August 2012. They are the following:[8][9][10]
The following are the nominations for the 2012 LG ICC Awards:[12]
Saeed AjmalHashim AmlaStuart BroadMichael ClarkeAlastair CookVirat KohliVernon PhilanderKumar SangakkaraStafanie TaylorSaeed AjmalHashim AmlaStuart BroadShivnarine ChanderpaulMichael ClarkeAlastair CookJacques KallisVernon PhilanderMatt PriorMarlon SamuelsKumar SangakkaraDale SteynAB de VilliersShahid AfridiSaeed AjmalMichael ClarkeAlastair CookMS DhoniSteven FinnGautam Gambhir
Shakib Al HasanVirat KohliLasith MalingaBrendon McCullumMorné MorkelSunil NarineKumar Sangakkara
Brendan TaylorShane WatsonRavi BoparaTillakaratne DilshanChris GayleMartin GuptillMohammad HafeezAlex HalesRichard LeviBrendon McCullumAjantha MendisSunil NarineElias SunnyTrent BoultDoug BracewellDinesh ChandimalPat CumminsNasir HossainJunaid KhanNathan LyonTino MawoyoSunil NarineJames PattinsonLahiru ThirimanneMatthew Wade
Shaiman Anwar
Peter Borren
Kevin O'BrienGeorge DockrellTrent JohnstonEd JoyceJohn Mooney
Hiral PatelPaul Stirling
Dawlat ZadranBilly BowdenAleem DarSteve DavisKumar DharmasenaBilly DoctroveMarais ErasmusIan GouldTony HillRichard KettleboroughNigel LlongAsad RaufSimon TaufelRod TuckerJess DuffinShanel DaleyAlyssa HealyAnisa MohammedMithali RajLisa SthalekarSarah TaylorStafanie Taylor