Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Tillakaratne Dilshan have been nominated in three categories at the LG ICC awards 2009.
The India captain is in the shortlist for the ODI Player of the Year 2008, Test Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year. The Sri Lankan’s name figures among nominees for T20 International Performance of the Year, Test Player of the Year and Cricketer of the Year.
Ceremony on October 1
The annual awards, presented by ICC in association with the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA), will be given away on October 1 in Johannesburg, coinciding with the Champions Trophy 2009.
The nominations list was prepared by a five-man ICC selection panel headed by Clive Lloyd. Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar, Stephen Fleming and Bob Taylor are other four on the panel.
Apart from this group, 25 personalities connected with cricket, including former players, umpires, match referees, cricket writers choose the individual player awards.
According to ICC Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat, there is a scope for wildcard entry and an outstanding performer outside the nominees listed by the five-member panel can be included by the 25-member group.
Gambhir, Harbhajan nominated twice
Apart from Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh figure in the individuals shortlisted for ICC Cricketer of the Year.
The other Indians nominated are Gambhir, V.V.S. Laxman, Harbhajan (Test Player of Year); Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag (ODI Player); Amit Mishra (Emerging Player) and Mithali Raj, Priyanka Roy (Women Cricketer).
Lists of nominees :
Cricketer of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Saqib Al Hasan (Ban), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Graham Onions (Eng), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Graeme Smith (SA), Andrew Strauss (Eng), Daniel Vettori (NZ), AB de Villiers (SA)
Test Player of the Year: Stuart Broad (Eng), Michael Clarke (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Saqib Al Hasan (Ban), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), VVS Laxman (Ind), Jesse Ryder (NZ), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI), Peter Siddle (Aus), Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Graeme Smith (SA), Dale Steyn (SA), Andrew Strauss (Eng), Graeme Swann (Eng), Daniel Vettori (NZ), AB de Villiers (SA).
ODI Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Chris Gayle (WI), Umar Gul (Pak), Martin Guptill (NZ), Michael Hussey (Aus), Nuwan Kulasekara (SL), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Thilan Thushara (SL)
Emerging Player: Martin Guptill (NZ), Ben Hilfenhaus (Aus), Philip Hughes (Aus), Amit Mishra (Ind), Graham Onions (Eng), Kemar Roach (WI), Jesse Ryder (NZ), Peter Siddle (Aus),
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Shahid Afridi (Pak), Saeed Ajmal (Pak), Dwayne Bravo (WI), Alex Cusack (Ire), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Chris Gayle (WI), Umar Gul (Pak), David Hussey (Aus), Sanath Jayasuriya (SL), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Wayne Parnell (SA), Abdur Razzak (Ban), David Warner (Aus).
Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Suzie Bates (NZ), Holly Colvin (Eng), Charlotte Edwards (Eng), Laura Marsh (Eng), Sana Mir (Pak), Shelley Nitschke (Aus), Mithali Raj (Ind), Karen Rolton (Aus), Priyanka Roy (Ind), Lisa Sthalekar (Aus), Claire Taylor (Eng), Sarah Taylor (Eng), Stafanie Taylor (WI), Haidee Tiffin (NZ), Aimee Watkins (NZ)
Umpire of the Year: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Ian Gould, Tony Hill, Daryl Harper, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel.
