# 2010 ICC Awards

The 2010 ICC Awards were held on 6 October 2010 in Bangalore, India in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA).
The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their seventh year. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007, 2009) and Dubai (2008).
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 Committee

Chaired 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 25 members of the voting academy to cast their votes in the individual player award categories.
Selection Committee members:
* Clive Lloyd (chairman)
* Angus Fraser
* Duncan Fletcher
* Matthew Hayden
* Ravi Shastri

## Award categories and winners
### Cricketer of the Year

* Sachin Tendulkar

### Test Player of the Year

* Virender Sehwag

### ODI Player of the Year

* AB de Villiers

### Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

* Brendon McCullum, for scoring 116 not out off 56 deliveries against Australia at Lancaster Park in Christchurch on 28 February 2010

### Emerging Player of the Year

* Steven Finn

### Associate Player of the Year

* Ryan ten Doeschate

### Umpire of the Year

* Aleem Dar

### Women's Cricketer of the Year

* Shelley Nitschke

### Spirit of Cricket

* India

### LG People's Choice Award

* Sachin Tendulkar

## ICC World XI Teams
### ICC Test Team of the Year

MS Dhoni was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are:
* Virender Sehwag
* Simon Katich
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Hashim Amla
* Kumar Sangakkara
* Jacques Kallis
* MS Dhoni
* Graeme Swann
* James Anderson
* Dale Steyn
* Doug Bollinger

### ICC ODI Team of the Year

Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year, with MS Dhoni also selected as the wicket-keeper. Other players are:
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Shane Watson
* Michael Hussey
* AB de Villiers
* Paul Collingwood
* Ricky Ponting
* MS Dhoni
* Daniel Vettori
* Stuart Broad
* Doug Bollinger
* Ryan Harris

## Short lists

The following are the short lists for the 2010 LG ICC Awards:

### Cricketer of the Year

* Hashim Amla
* Virender Sehwag
* Graeme Swann
* Sachin Tendulkar

### Test Player of the Year

* Hashim Amla
* Virender Sehwag
* Dale Steyn
* Sachin Tendulkar

### ODI Player of the Year

* Ryan Harris
* Sachin Tendulkar
* AB de Villiers
* Shane Watson

### Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

* Michael Hussey
* Mahela Jayawardene
* Brendon McCullum
* Ryan McLaren

### Emerging Player of the Year

* Umar Akmal
* Steven Finn
* Angelo Mathews
* Tim Paine

### Associate Player of the Year

* Ryan ten Doeschate
* Trent Johnston
* Kevin O'Brien
* Mohammad Shahzad

### Umpire of the Year

* Aleem Dar
* Steve Davis
* Tony Hill
* Simon Taufel

### Women's Cricketer of the Year

* Katherine Brunt
* Shelley Nitschke
* Ellyse Perry
* Stafanie Taylor

### Spirit of Cricket

* India
* New Zealand
* Sri Lanka
* Zimbabwe

### LG People's Choice Award

* Michael Hussey
* Mahela Jayawardene
* Andrew Strauss
* Sachin Tendulkar
* AB de Villiers

## Nominations

The following are the nominations for the 2010 LG ICC Awards, initially announced on 18 August 2010:

### Cricketer of the Year

* Hashim Amla
* Doug Bollinger
* Michael Clarke
* MS Dhoni
* Ryan Harris
* Mitchell Johnson
* Jacques Kallis
* Morné Morkel
* Ricky Ponting
* Kumar Sangakkara
* Virender Sehwag
* Dale Steyn
* Graeme Swann
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Daniel Vettori
* AB de Villiers
* Shane Watson

### Test Player of the Year

* Hashim Amla
* James Anderson
* Mohammad Asif
* Doug Bollinger
* MS Dhoni
* Tamim Iqbal
* Mahela Jayawardene
* Jacques Kallis
* Simon Katich
* Kumar Sangakkara
* Thilan Samaraweera
* Virender Sehwag
* Dale Steyn
* Graeme Swann
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Shane Watson

### ODI Player of the Year

* Hashim Amla
* Doug Bollinger
* MS Dhoni
* Tillakaratne Dilshan
* Ryan Harris
* Michael Hussey
* Jacques Kallis
* Ricky Ponting
* Virender Sehwag
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Daniel Vettori
* AB de Villiers
* Shane Watson
* Cameron White

### Twenty20 International Performance of the Year

* Sulieman Benn
* Deandra Dottin
* Chris Gayle
* Michael Hussey
* Mahela Jayawardene
* Nuwan Kulasekara
* Brendon McCullum
* Ryan McLaren
* Eoin Morgan
* Nehemiah Odhiambo
* Ellyse Perry
* Suresh Raina
* Darren Sammy

### Emerging Player of the Year

* Mohammad Amir
* Umar Akmal
* Tim Bresnan
* Steven Finn
* Shafiul Islam
* Ravindra Jadeja
* Virat Kohli
* Angelo Mathews
* Eoin Morgan
* Pragyan Ojha
* Tim Paine
* Wayne Parnell
* Kemar Roach
* Steve Smith
* Paul Stirling
* David Warner

### Associate Player of the Year

* Ashish Bagai
* Richie Berrington
* Mudassar Bukhari
* Tom Cooper
* Ryan ten Doeschate
* Trent Johnston
* Kevin O'Brien
* Mohammad Shahzad
* Samiullah Shenwari
* Paul Stirling

### Umpire of the Year

* Billy Bowden
* Aleem Dar
* Steve Davis
* Asoka de Silva
* Billy Doctrove
* Marais Erasmus
* Ian Gould
* Tony Hill
* Daryl Harper
* Rudi Koertzen
* Asad Rauf
* Simon Taufel
* Rod Tucker

### Women's Cricketer of the Year

* Suzie Bates
* Nicola Browne
* Katherine Brunt
* Sophie Devine
* Jhulan Goswami
* Lydia Greenway
* Sarah McGlashan
* Shelley Nitschke
* Ellyse Perry
* Leah Poulton
* Mithali Raj
* Gouher Sultana
* Stafanie Taylor

## Development Awards

2010 saw the inaugural edition of the ICC Development Awards, exclusively for Associate nations.
| Category | Winner | Additional notes |
| Best Overall Cricket Development Programme | Scotland | |
| Best Women's Cricket Initiative | Japan | |
| Best Junior Participation Initiative | Papua New Guinea | |
| Best Cricket Promotion and Marketing Programme | Papua New Guinea  Ireland | PNG staged a Pacific Don't Drink and Drive Legend Event, with former international cricketers leading every side. Cricket Ireland staged a promotional activity before an ODI vs Australia, where both teams tried hurling at Croke Park. |
| Best Spirit of Cricket | Suriname | For organizing a charity tournament with all proceeds towards local orphanages |
| Photo of the Year | Bermuda | Awarded to Fiona Holmes |
| Volunteer of the Year | France | Awarded to Neil Saint |
| Lifetime Service Awards | United Arab Emirates | Awarded to Mazhar Khan |