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2012 ICC Awards
 The 2012 ICC Awards were held on 15 September 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their ninth year. Previous events were held in London (2004, 2011), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009), Dubai (2008) and Bangalore (2010). The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket. Selection CommitteeChaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, the ICC Selection Committee was charged with two main tasks. Using their experience, knowledge and appreciation of the game, they selected the ICC World XI Teams and provided a long list of nominations to the 32 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories. Selection Committee members:[1]
Award categories and winnersCricketer of the YearTest Player of the YearODI Player of the YearTwenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the YearAssociate Player of the YearUmpire of the YearWomen's ODI Cricketer of the YearWomen's T20I Cricketer of the YearSpirit of Cricket
LG People's Choice AwardICC World XI TeamsICC Test Team of the YearMichael Clarke was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year, with Matt Prior selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:[6]
ICC ODI Team of the YearFor the third time in his career, MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year. Other players are:[7]
Short listsThe short lists for the 2012 LG ICC Awards were announced by the ICC on 30 August 2012. They are the following:[8][9][10] Cricketer of the YearTest Player of the YearODI Player of the YearTwenty20 International Performance of the YearEmerging Player of the YearAssociate Player of the YearUmpire of the YearWomen's ODI Cricketer of the YearWomen's T20I Cricketer of the YearSpirit of CricketLG People's Choice AwardNominationsThe following are the nominations for the 2012 LG ICC Awards:[12] Cricketer of the Year
Test Player of the Year
ODI Player of the Year
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year
Emerging Player of the Year
Associate Player of the Year
Umpire of the Year
Women's ODI Cricketer of the YearWomen's T20I Cricketer of the Year
Spirit of CricketSee also
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