2006 ICC Awards
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| 2006 ICC Awards | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 2006 Cricketer of the Year Ricky Ponting | |
| Date | 3 November 2006 |
| Presented by | ICC |
| Highlights | |
| Cricketer of the Year |  Ricky Ponting(1st award) |
| Test Player of the Year | Ricky Ponting (1st award) |
| ODI Player of the Year | Michael Hussey (1st award) |
| Emerging Player of the Year |  Ian Bell |
| Website | www |
The 2006 ICC Awards were held on 3 November 2006 in Mumbai, India.[1][2] The annual awards had been instigated in London in 2004 and in 2005 they were announced in Sydney. They were sponsored by Hyundai and conducted during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.[3] For the first time, honours for both Captain of the Year and Women's Cricketer of the Year were awarded.
Selection Committee
[edit | edit source]Nominees were voted on by a 56-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar.
Selection Committee members:[4]
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- South Africa Allan Donald
- Ian Healy
- Sri Lanka Arjuna Ranatunga
- Pakistan Waqar Younis
Winners and nominees
[edit | edit source]The winners and nominees of various individual awards were:
Cricketer of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
- Nominees: Shane Warne (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Michael Hussey (Aus), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Younis Khan (Pak), Monty Panesar (Eng), Brett Lee (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
Test Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
- Nominees: Michael Hussey (Aus), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Shane Warne (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Younis Khan (Pak), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
ODI Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Michael Hussey (Aus)
- Nominees: Ricky Ponting (Aus), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Brett Lee (Aus), Herschelle Gibbs (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Shane Bond (NZ), Irfan Pathan (Ind)
Emerging Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Ian Bell (Eng)
- Nominees: Monty Panesar (Eng), Alastair Cook (Eng), Denesh Ramdin (WI), Malinga Bandara (SL), Mohammad Asif (Pak), Upul Tharanga (SL), Shahriar Nafees (Ban)
Umpire of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Simon Taufel (Aus)
- Nominees: Aleem Dar (Pak), Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Captain of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
- Nominees: Rahul Dravid (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Michael Vaughan (Eng)
Women's Cricketer of the Year
[edit | edit source]- Winner: Karen Rolton (Aus)
- Nominees: Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Aus), Anjum Chopra (Ind), Neetu David (Ind), Claire Taylor (Eng), Katherine Brunt (Eng), Emily Drumm (NZ)
Spirit of Cricket
[edit | edit source]- Winner: England
ICC World XI Teams
[edit | edit source]ICC Test Team of the Year
[edit | edit source]Rahul Dravid 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:[5]
- Matthew Hayden
- Michael Hussey
- Ricky Ponting
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- Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf
- Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara (wicket-keeper)
- Andrew Flintoff
- Shane Warne
- South Africa Makhaya Ntini
- Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan
- Glenn McGrath
- Brett Lee (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year
[edit | edit source]Mahela Jayawardene 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:
- Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
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- Ricky Ponting
- Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene
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- Michael Hussey
- Andrew Flintoff
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- Brett Lee
- New Zealand Shane Bond
- Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan
- Andrew Symonds (12th man)
Short lists
[edit | edit source]Cricketer of the Year
[edit | edit source]Test Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]ODI Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]Emerging Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]Women's Cricketer of the Year
[edit | edit source]Spirit of Cricket
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- England
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- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
See also
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- 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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