MSD in three nominations for ICC awards by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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MS Dhoni, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, V Sehwag

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DateLine: 2nd September 2009

 

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was listed in three categories in the ICC's annual awards nominations.

 

Dhoni was nominated for ICC Cricketer of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year awards.

 

Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh were the other Indian nominees for the prestigious Cricketer of the Year award.

 

Test star VVS Laxman also joined the trio of Dhoni, Gambhir and Harbhajan to be in the line for the Test Player of the Year award while Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag were also in the fray for the honour of ODI Player of the Year.

 

Zaheer Khan was nominated for Twenty20 Performer of the Year award while Amit Mishra will be vying for the honour in the Emerging Player of the year category as Indians led the overall nominations for the award.

 

Mithali Raj was nominated for the Women's Cricketer of the year award.

 

The nominations were announced by Indian opener Virender Sehwag and former captain Ravi Shastri in the presence of International Cricket Council Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat. The awards will be presented on October 1 in Johannesburg, South Africa during the Champions Trophy.

 

The nominations were based on performances from August 13, 2008 to August 24, 2009 and were selected by a five-member selection panel, headed by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd,.

 

The panel also included former India Test captain Anil Kumble, Mudassar Nazar of Pakistan, Bob Taylor of England and New Zealand's Stephen Fleming.

 

The awards include eight individual prizes and also features the selection of the Test and ODI Teams of the Year and the award to the side that has adhered most to the Spirit of Cricket.

 

Besides Dhoni, Tillakaratne Dilshan has also been nominated in three different categories, while 18 players make appearance in two distinct categories in the sixth edition of the awards.

 

The individual player awards will be selected by an academy of 25 highly credentialed cricket personalities from around the world.

 

The academy includes a host of former players and respected members of the media, representatives of the Emirates Elite Panels of ICC Umpires and ICC Match Referees.