ICC award winners

COLOMBO: International Cricket Council (ICC) award winners announced in Colombo on Saturday:

Cricketer of the year: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)
Other nominees:
Hashim Amla (RSA)
Michael Clarke (AUS)
Vernon Philander (RSA)

Test cricketer of the year: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)
Other nominees:
Hashim Amla (RSA)
Michael Clarke (AUS)
Vernon Philander (RSA)

One-day cricketer of the year: Virat Kohli (IND)
Other nominees:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND)
Lasith Malinga (SRI)
Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)

Women's one-day cricketer of the year: Stafanie Taylor (WIS)
Other nominees:
Lydia Greenway (ENG)
Anisa Mohammed (WIS)
Sarah Taylor (ENG)

Emerging cricketer of the year: Sunil Narine (WIS)
Other nominees:
Doug Bracewell (NZL)
Dinesh Chandimal (SRI)
James Pattinson (AUS)

Associate and Affiliate cricketer of the year: George Dockrell (IRL)
Other nominees:
Ed Joyce (IRL)
Kevin O'Brien (IRL)
Paul Stirling (IRL)
Dawlat Zadran (AFG)

Twenty20 international performance of the year:Richard Levi (RSA) for his 117 not out off 51 balls v New Zealand
Other nominees:
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SRI) - 104 not out off 57 balls v Australia
Chris Gayle (WIS) - 85 not out off 52 balls v New Zealand
Ajantha Mendis (SRI) - six for 16 in four overs v Australia

Women's Twenty20 cricketer of the year: Sarah Taylor (ENG)
Other nominees:
Alyssa Healy (AUS)
Lisa Sthalekar (AUS)
Stafanie Taylor (WIS)

Umpire of the year: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Other nominees:
Billy Bowden (NZL)
Aleem Dar (PAK)
Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Simon Taufel (AUS)
Rodney Tucker (AUS)

Spirit of cricket award: Daniel Vettori (NZL)
Other nominees:
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)
Jacques Kallis (RSA)
AB de Villiers (RSA)

People's choice award: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)
Other nominees:
James Anderson (ENG)
Jacques Kallis (RSA)
Vernon Philander (RSA)
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

ICC Test team of the year:
Alastair Cook (ENG), Hashim Amla (RSA), Kumar Sangakkara (SRI), Jacques Kallis (RSA), Michael Clarke (AUS - capt), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIS), Matt Prior (ENG - wicketkeeper), Stuart Broad (ENG), Saeed Ajmal (PAK), Vernon Philander (RSA), Dale Steyn (RSA). 12th man: AB de Villiers (RSA)

ICC ODI team of the year:
Gautam Gambhir (IND), Alastair Cook (ENG), Kumar Sangakkara (SRI), Virat Kohli (IND), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND - wicketkeeper/captain), Michael Clarke (AUS), Shahid Afridi (PAK), Morne Morkel (RSA), Steven Finn (ENG), Lasith Malinga (SRI), Saeed Ajmal (PAK). 12th man: Shane Watson (AUS)
(AFP)