2008 ICC Awards

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).[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

2008 ICC Awards
2008 Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Date10 September 2008
Presented byICC
Highlights
Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul
(1st award)
Test Player of the Year Dale Steyn
(1st award)
ODI Player of the Year MS Dhoni
(1st award)
Emerging Player of the Year Ajantha Mendis
Websitewww.icc-cricket.com

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:

Award categories and winners

Cricketer of the Year
Main article: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy

Test Player of the Year
Main article: ICC Test Player of the Year

ODI Player of the Year
Main article: ICC ODI Player of the Year

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

Emerging Player of the Year

Associate Player of the Year

Umpire of the Year
Main article: David Shepherd Trophy

Women's Cricketer of the Year
Main article: ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year

Spirit of Cricket

ICC World XI Teams

ICC Test Team of the Year
Main article: 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:

ICC ODI Team of the Year
Main article: 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:[8]

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

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

Emerging Player of the Year

Associate Player of the Year

Umpire of the Year

Women's Cricketer of the Year

Spirit of Cricket
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See also

References
  1. "Dhoni leads India's charge at ICC Awards". Rediff.com. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "ICC Awards nominations unveiled". ESPNcricinfo. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "MS Dhoni wins ICC ODI Player of the Year 2008". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "ICC cricket awards 2008". Cricbuzz. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. "Cricket: ICC cricket awards 2008 - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "Yuvraj wins Twenty20 award". ESPNcricinfo. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "England vs. India (Group E, 21st match of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. "Ponting leads ODI Team of Year". ESPNcricinfo. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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