2013 ICC Awards explained

The 2013 ICC Awards were broadcast in a special TV show which was aired on 14 December 2013.^[1] The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their tenth year. Previous events were held in London (2004, 2011), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008), Bangalore (2010) and Colombo (2012). 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.

Selection Committee

Chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Anil Kumble, 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 32 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.^[2]

Selection Committee members:^[3]

• Anil Kumble (chairman)
• Alec Stewart
• Catherine Campbell
• Waqar Younis
• Graeme Pollock

Award categories and winners

Cricketer of the Year

See main article: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.

• Michael Clarke

Test Player of the Year

See main article: ICC Test Player of the Year.

• Michael Clarke

ODI Player of the Year

See main article: ICC ODI Player of the Year.

• Kumar Sangakkara

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

• Umar Gul, for taking 5/6 from 2.2 overs against South Africa at Centurion Park in Centurion on 3 March 2013^[4]

Emerging Player of the Year

See main article: ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year.

• Cheteshwar Pujara

Associate Player of the Year

• Kevin O'Brien

Umpire of the Year

See main article: David Shepherd Trophy.

• Richard Kettleborough

Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year

• Suzie Bates

Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year

• Sarah Taylor

Spirit of Cricket

• Mahela Jayawardene, for his honesty at a very crucial stage of the first Test match against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium in Galle on 18 November 2012^{[5] [6]}

LG People's Choice Award

• MS Dhoni

ICC World XI Teams

ICC Test Team of the Year

See main article: ICC Test Team of the Year.

Alastair Cook was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with MS Dhoni selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:^[7]

• Alastair Cook
• Cheteshwar Pujara
• Hashim Amla
• Michael Clarke
• Michael Hussey
• AB de Villiers
• MS Dhoni
• Graeme Swann
• Dale Steyn
• James Anderson
• Vernon Philander
• Ravichandran Ashwin (12th man)

ICC ODI Team of the Year

See main article: ICC ODI Team of the Year.

For the third time consecutively, MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:^[8]

• Tillakaratne Dilshan
• Shikhar Dhawan
• Hashim Amla
• Kumar Sangakkara
• AB de Villiers
• MS Dhoni
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Saeed Ajmal
• Mitchell Starc
• James Anderson
• Lasith Malinga
• Mitchell McClenaghan (12th man)

Short lists

Cricketer of the Year

• Hashim Amla
• James Anderson
• Michael Clarke
• Alastair Cook
• MS Dhoni
• Kumar Sangakkara

Test Player of the Year

• Hashim Amla
• James Anderson
• Ravichandran Ashwin
• Michael Clarke
• Cheteshwar Pujara
• Dale Steyn

ODI Player of the Year

• Saeed Ajmal
• Shikhar Dhawan
• MS Dhoni
• Misbah-ul-Haq
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Kumar Sangakkara

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

• Umar Gul
• Martin Guptill
• Brendon McCullum
• Ajantha Mendis

Emerging Player of the Year

• Trent Boult
• Cheteshwar Pujara
• Joe Root
• Mitchell Starc

Associate Player of the Year

• Kevin O'Brien
• Kyle Coetzer
• Ed Joyce
• Nawroz Mangal

Umpire of the Year

• Aleem Dar
• Steve Davis
• Kumar Dharmasena
• Marais Erasmus
• Ian Gould
• Tony Hill
• Richard Illingworth
• Richard Kettleborough
• Nigel Llong
• Bruce Oxenford
• Paul Reiffel
• Rod Tucker

Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year

• Suzie Bates
• Charlotte Edwards
• Meg Lanning
• Dane van Niekerk
• Anya Shrubsole
• Stafanie Taylor

Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year

• Suzie Bates
• Shanel Daley
• Deandra Dottin
• Meg Lanning
• Sarah Taylor
• Stafanie Taylor

See also

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dhoni, Kohli nominated for ICC People's Choice award. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105004925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-02/top-stories/43611065_1_icc-test-lg-icc-awards-virat-kohli. dead. 5 November 2013. The Times of India. 25 April 2017.
2. Web site: SA dominate ICC Test team. sport24. 25 April 2020.
3. Web site: Dhoni nominated for two individual ICC awards. ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2020.
4. Web site: South Africa vs. Pakistan (2nd T20I, Pakistani tour of South Africa in 2012–13). ESPNcricinfo. 25 April 2020.
5. Web site: Mahela wins Spirit of Cricket award. Island Cricket. 1 May 2020.
6. Web site: Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand, Day 2 (1st Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka in 2012–13). ESPNcricinfo. 1 May 2020.
7. Web site: ICC announces Test and ODI Teams of the Year. www.icc-cricket.com. 25 April 2020.
8. Web site: Michael Clarke shortlisted for ICC cricketer of the year, Meg Lanning nominated for women’s ODI gong. ABC News (Australia). 25 April 2020.