2011 ICC Awards
The 2011 ICC Awards were held on 12 September 2011 in London, England. They were presented at a grand ceremony in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). The "ICC" had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004, which were now into their eighth year. Previous events were held in London (2004), 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 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: ICC World XI Teams. ICC Test Team of the Year. Kumar Sangakkara was selected as both captain and wicket-keeper of the Test Team of the Year. Other players are: ICC ODI Team of the Year. MS Dhoni was selected as  both captain and wicket-keeper of the ODI Team of the Year for the second time. Other players are: Short lists. The short lists for the 2011 LG ICC Awards were announced by the "ICC" on 26 August 2011. They are the following: Nominations. The following are the nominations for the 2011 LG ICC Awards: