The 2008 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006) and Johannesburg (2007). The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and was into its fifth year. They were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and honours for the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year were also awarded for the first time. 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 Committee Nominees were voted on by a 25-person panel of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd.
Selection Committee members:
Clive Lloyd (chairman) Greg Chappell Shaun Pollock Sidath Wettimuny Athar Ali Khan
Award categories and winners
Cricketer of the Year
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Test Player of the Year
Dale Steyn
ODI Player of the Year
MS Dhoni
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Yuvraj Singh, for scoring 58 runs off 16 deliveries against England at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa on 19 September 2007
Emerging Player of the Year
Ajantha Mendis
Associate Player of the Year Ryan ten Doeschate
Umpire of the Year
Simon Taufel
Women's Cricketer of the Year
Charlotte Edwards
Spirit of Cricket
ICC World XI Teams
ICC Test Team of the Year
Graeme Smith was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:
Graeme Smith Virender Sehwag Mahela Jayawardene Shivnarine Chanderpaul Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper) Brett Lee Ryan Sidebottom Dale Steyn Muttiah Muralitharan Stuart Clark (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:
Herschelle Gibbs Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting Younis Khan Andrew Symonds MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper) Farveez Maharoof Daniel Vettori Brett Lee Mitchell Johnson Nathan Bracken Salman Butt (12th man)
Short lists
Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul Mahela Jayawardene Graeme Smith Dale Steyn
Test Player of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul Mahela Jayawardene Jacques Kallis Dale Steyn
ODI Player of the Year Nathan Bracken MS Dhoni Sachin Tendulkar Mohammad Yousuf
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Chris Gayle MS Dhoni Brett Lee Yuvraj Singh
Emerging Player of the Year Stuart Broad Ajantha Mendis Morné Morkel Ishant Sharma
Associate Player of the Year Ryan ten Doeschate Niall O'Brien Alex Obanda Thomas Odoyo
Umpire of the Year Mark Benson Aleem Dar Steve Davis Rudi Koertzen Simon Taufel
Women's Cricketer of the Year Nicola Browne Charlotte Edwards Lisa Sthalekar Claire Taylor
Spirit of Cricket
Sri Lanka
See also
International Cricket Council ICC Awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year) ICC Test Player of the Year ICC ODI Player of the Year David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year) ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year ICC Test Team of the Year ICC ODI Team of the Year
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