ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Smriti nominated, check list

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin & Mandhana nominated – After FIFA Best 2021, the time is to move to ICC Awards 2021. Amongst 13 categories, 52 cricketers and match officials have been nominated. From India, there will be only two names, though. R Ashwin, India’s spin wizard has been nominated for Best Test player alongside Joe Root and Kane Williamson while Smriti Mandhana has been nominated in two categories. The winners will be announced on Wednesday and Thursday. Follow ICC Awards 2021 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Beginning with the ICC Teams of the Year in the T20I category for both men’s and women’s on Wednesday, 19 January followed by the ICC Teams of the Year in ODI for both men’s and women’s revealed on Thursday, 20 January. The ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year will also be revealed on 20 January.

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Mandhana & Babar Azam amongst nominees as ICC set to unveil awards this week – check categories, contenders

Players that have had the most impactful performances in the period between January 1 and December 31 were nominated in 11 categories. The other two categories are for Spirit of Cricket and Umpire of the Year.

The ICC Voting Academy, comprising a wider selection of global cricket journalists and broadcasters, have voted for their first, second and third choices, while an overwhelming 1.2 million global cricket fans also submitted their votes to choose their favourite cricketers of the year.

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Mandhana & Babar Azam amongst nominees as ICC set to unveil awards this week – check categories, contenders

The individual awards for excellence in women’s and men’s international cricket will be revealed on the ICC channels on 23 and 24 January.

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ICC Awards 2021 Live: What are the categories?

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year
ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year
ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
ICC Umpire of the Year

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Mandhana & Babar Azam amongst nominees as ICC set to unveil awards this week – check categories, contenders

For ICC Umpire of the Year, the Elite Panel Match Referees and captains of ICC Full Member men’s and women’s teams will vote to determine the winner.

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Who are the nominees?

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Mandhana & Babar Azam amongst nominees as ICC set to unveil awards this week - check categories, contenders

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year

Shaheen Afridi (PAK)
Joe Root (ENG)
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)
Kane Williamson (NZ)

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Lizelle Lee (SA)
Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
Smriti Mandhana (IND)
Gaby Lewis (IRE)

ICC Awards 2021 Live: Ashwin, Mandhana & Babar Azam amongst nominees as ICC set to unveil awards this week – check categories, contenders

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year

Joe Root (ENG)
Kyle Jamieson (NZ)
Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)
Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)

The nominees for the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year 2021 🤩

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