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15-Sep-2009 07:11:00 GMT
ICC Awards, 2009

Short Lists Announced For ICC Awards 2009

New Delhi: Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss, Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and Indian opener Gautam Gambhir have all been shortlisted for both the ICC Cricketer of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards. MS Dhoni rounds out the Cricketer of the Year nominees and is also in line for retaining the ODI Player of the Year title.

Indian batsmen dominated the race for best ODI player, with Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh also being nominated. West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the other contender for the award.

Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera, who made 1067 runs at 82.07 during the period considered for the awards (August 13, 2008 and August 24, 2009), completes the line-up for Test Player of the Year.

Match-winning semi-final performance in that tournament, Shahid Afridi's 51 off 34 balls and two wickets against South Africa, was also shortlisted.

While Johnson, the spearhead of Australia's bowling attack, is line for two major prizes, his support cast during the Ashes, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus, are both in the running for the best Emerging player title.

The nominations

  • 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, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag
  • Emerging Player of the Year: Ben Hilfenhaus, Graham Onions, Jesse Ryder, Peter Siddle
  • T20I Performance of the Year: Shahid Afridi, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Umar Gul
  • Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Rizwan Cheema (Canada), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), William Porterfield (Ireland), Edgar Schiferli (Netherlands)
  • Women's Cricketer of the Year: Charlotte Edwards (England), Shelley Nitschke (Australia), Claire Taylor (England)
  • Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Tony Hill (New Zealand), Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Simon Taufel (Australia)
  • Spirit of Cricket: Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka

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