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The International Cricket Council (ICC) awards the top performers across the men’s and women’s international game with the annual ICC Awards. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the highlight of the the year 2021. Apart from this, there were multi-format women’s series and a host of Test and limited overs action which was filled with spectacular performances. The ICC announced the awards in parts -ICC Teams of the Year in the T20I category for both men’s and women’s was announced 19 January followed by the ICC Teams of the Year in ODI for both men’s and women’s on 20 January. The ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year was also on 20 January. The individual awards for excellence in women’s and men’s international cricket was revealed on 23 and 24 January. The awards were unveiled on all of ICC’s channels and platforms.
ICC Awards 2021 List
This year’s awards comprised a total of 13 individual awards. Players who had the most impactful performances in the period of 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 were nominated for these awards. The list of awards for the year 2021 is as follows:
- 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 Winners List
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The first, second and third choices from the nomination for each category were chosen by The ICC Voting Academy which comprises of global cricket journalists and broadcasters. 1.2 million cricket fans from around the globe submitted their votes to choose their favorite cricketers of the year. The final result was determined as a combination of the ICC Voting Academy selections and the fans’ vote. The Emerging and Associate categories were determined solely by the ICC Voting Academy. Given below is the list of recipients of this year’s ICC Awards, celebrating their achievements and contribution to the sport.
ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)
ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Janneman Malan (South Africa)
ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Fatima Sana (Pakistan)
ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)
ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
ICC Teams of the Year
The ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021:
- Smriti Mandhana (IND)
- Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
- Danni Wyatt (ENG)
- Gaby Lewis (IRE)
- Nat Sciver (ENG, C)
- Amy Jones (ENG, WK)
- Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
- Marizanne Kapp (SA)
- Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)
- Loryn Phiri (ZIM)
- Shabnim Ismail (SA)
The ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021:
- Jos Butler (ENG)
- Mohammad Rizwan (PAK, WK)
- Babar Azam (PAK, C)
- Aiden Markram (SA)
- Mitchell Marsh (AUS)
- David Miller (SA)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (SA)
- Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
- Mustafizur Rahman (BANG)
- Shaheen Afridi (PAK)
The ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2021:
- Paul Stirling (IRE)
- Janneman Malan (SA)
- Babar Azam (PAK, C)
- Fakhar Zaman (PAK)
- Rassie van der Dussen (SA)
- Shakib Al-Hasan (BANG)
- Mushfiqur Rahim (BANG
- WK), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)
- Mustafizur Rahman (BANG)
- Simi Singh (IRE)
- Dushmantha Chameera (SL)
The ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021:
- Lizelle Lee (SA)
- Alyssa Healy (AUS)
- Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
- Mithali Raj (IND)
- Heather Knight (ENG, C)
- Marizanne Kapp (SA)
- Hayley Matthews (WI)
- Fatima Sana (PAK)
- Jhulan Goswami (IND)
- Shabnim Ismail (SA)
- Anisa Mohammed (WI)
ICC Men’s Test Team for 2021:
- Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)
- Rohit Sharma (India)
- Marnus Labuschagne (AUS)
- Joe Root (ENG),
- Kane Williamson (NZ)
- Fawad Alam (PAK)
- Rishabh Pant (IND, WK)
- Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)
- Kyle Jamison (NZ)
- Hasan Ali (PAK)
- Shaheen Afridi (PAK)
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