2009 ICC Awards


The 2009 ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa before the semi-finals of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September while short lists were announced on 15 September. These awards were given on the performance of the players between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009 and were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations. Performances from both players and officials were taken into account during this period of time for the game.
The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their sixth year. Previous events were held in London, Sydney, Mumbai and Dubai, with Johannesburg also hosting in 2007. 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.

Sponsors

As the logo of these awards suggests, LG, one of the world's leading electronic brands, sponsored these awards along with other ICC sponsors.

Selection Committee

Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive 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 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.
Selection Committee members:

Cricketer of the Year

ICC World XI Teams

ICC Test Team of the Year

MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are:
MS Dhoni was also selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:
The short lists for the 2009 ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 15 September 2009 directly from Dubai. They are the following:

Cricketer of the Year

The following are the nominations for the 2009 ICC Awards in different categories. They were announced by Virender Sehwag and Ravi Shastri in the presence of ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat.

Cricketer of the Year