Dubai, Jan 18 (Agency) International Cricket Council’s 2021 awards, which celebrates men’s and women’s top performances throughout the year, will be unveiled this week on all of ICC’s channels and platforms. The ICC Teams of the Year in the T20I category for both men’s and women’s categories will be revealed on January 19, followed by the ICC Teams of the Year in ODI for both men’s and women’s categories on January 20.
The ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year will also be announced on January 20. Meanwhile, the individual awards for excellence in men’s and women’s international cricket will be unveiled on January 23 and 24. A total of 13 individual awards include: 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 and ICC Umpire of the Year.
Players that have had the most impactful performances in the period under consideration – January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 were nominated for these awards. 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. The result of the ICC Voting Academy selections and the fans’ vote will be combined to determine the winner in each of these categories. The Emerging and Associate categories did not feature shortlists and were determined solely by the ICC Voting Academy.