The 2014 ICC Awards followed the same formal event which was implemented in 2013 as a TV show. The voting panel took into account players' performance between 26 August 2013 and 17 September 2014. The show was broadcast globally on 15–16 November. 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.
Award categories and winners
Individual awards Men's awards
Mitchell Johnson AB de Villiers Angelo Mathews Kumar Sangakkara Mitchell Johnson Angelo Mathews Kumar Sangakkara David Warner AB de Villiers Quinton de Kock Virat Kohli Dale Steyn Gary Ballance Corey Anderson James Neesham Ben Stokes Preston Mommsen Calum MacLeod Mohammad Nabi Samiullah Shenwari
Women's awards Sarah Taylor Charlotte Edwards Mithali Raj Stafanie Taylor Meg Lanning Charlotte Edwards Mithali Raj Stafanie Taylor
Other awards Richard Kettleborough Aaron Finch, for scoring 156 runs off 63 deliveries against at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on 29 August 2013 Alex Hales Rangana Herath Katherine Brunt, for recalling Marcia Letsoalo during the second Twenty20 International match against at the County Ground in Northampton on 3 September 2014 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
ICC Teams of the Year
ICC Men's Test Team of the Year
Angelo Mathews was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with AB de Villiers selected as the wicket-keeper, Other players are:
David Warner Kane Williamson Kumar Sangakkara AB de Villiers Joe Root Angelo Mathews Mitchell Johnson Stuart Broad Dale Steyn Rangana Herath Tim Southee Ross Taylor (12th man)
ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year
For the fourth time in a row, MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:
Mohammad Hafeez Quinton de Kock Virat Kohli George Bailey AB de Villiers MS Dhoni Dwayne Bravo James Faulkner Dale Steyn Mohammed Shami Ajantha Mendis Rohit Sharma (12th man)
Selection Committee Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Anil Kumble, the ICC Selection Committee provided a long list of nominations to the 32 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories. They also selected the ICC World XI Teams.
Selection Committee members:
Anil Kumble (chairman) Jonathan Agnew Russel Arnold Stephen Fleming Betty Timmer
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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