ICC Awards 2021 LIVE – Test Player of 2021: A batting stalwart, a spin wizard, an emerging fast-bowling superstar and a dogged opener constitute ICC nominees for the Men’s Test Player of the Year 2021 award. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, England skipper Joe Root, New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson and Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne were the others to be nominated for the award – Follow ICC Awards 2021 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
The winner will be announced on January 24th.
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Test Player of 2021 – Ravichandran Ashwin: The 35-year-old Indian spin legend snapped up 52 wickets from eight Tests at an average of 16.23 and also contributed 337 runs with the bat at 28.08 with one century during the period under consideration.
“One of India’s greatest match-winners in the longest format, R Ashwin again asserted his authority as one of the world’s finest spinners in 2021. Apart from his wizardry with the ball, Ashwin also made invaluable contributions with the bat,” the ICC said in a release.
- Ashwin started the year on a high, scoring a patient 128-ball 29 against Australia in the Sydney Test. His partnership with Hanuma Vihari helped India achieve a memorable draw that kept the series level at 1-1.
- At home against England, Ashwin was adjudged the Player of the Series after he claimed 32 wickets from four matches at 14.72, while also contributing 189 runs with the bat.
- The off-spinner had also picked up four wickets in the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand on a seam-friendly wicket in Southampton.
- After sitting out all four Tests in England, Ashwin shone bright in the home series against New Zealand, winning another Player of the Series award after picking up 14 wickets in two matches at 11.36.
ICC Awards 2021 LIVE – Test Player of 2021:
What are the categories?
This year’s awards will comprise a total of 13 individual awards in all, as well as five Team of the Year announcements for each format across both men’s and women’s cricket.
The individual award categories are:
– 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
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Who are in contention?
The nominees for each of the first seven categories will be announced from 28 December to 31 December.
Each of those seven categories will have a shortlist of four nominees, comprising players who have had the most impactful performances in the period under consideration – 1 January 2021 to December 31 2021.
The nominees will be decided by the Awards panel, comprising prominent cricket journalists and broadcasters from across the globe along with Geoff Allardice, the ICC’s CEO.
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How will the winners be decided?
The Voting Academy, comprising a wider selection of global cricket journalists and broadcasters, will vote for their first, second and third choices for each category.
The ICC will also take into consideration fans’ votes via ICC’s digital channels.
The result of the Voting Academy selections and the fans’ vote will be combined to determine the winner in each of the first seven categories.
How are the Team of the Years decided?
The ICC Team of the Year for each category will be decided by the Voting Academy via an online survey – each member of the Voting Academy will select their teams in batting order and nominate a captain from their selections for each format.
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When will the winners be announced?
The winners for each category will be announced in January.
The official ICC Team of the Years are set to be announced on 17 and 18 January. The individual awards pertaining to women’s cricket will be announced on 23 January. The men’s awards, as well as the Spirit of Cricket and Umpire of the Year award, will be announced on 24 January.
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