LG ICC AWARDS 2011

ICC Awards 2011 were held in London. England batsman Jonathan Trott was named International Cricket Council ICC cricketer of the year on Monday for his achievements during 2011 when he compiled 1,042 runs at an average of 65.12 in 12 Tests.

His fellow teammate Alastair Cook on the other hand was named as the Test Cricketer of the Year. Cook beat off competition from his team-mates James Anderson and Jonathan Trott, and South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis.

On the other hand Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Spirit of Cricket Award. Dhoni turned out to be the lone Indian to win an ICC award this year.  

Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka captain, was the only player to win two awards on the night.

Here is the list of all the winners:

1. ICC Umpire of the year for the David Shepherd Trophy: Aleem Dar
2. ICC Women's Cricketer of the year: Stafanie Taylor
3. ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the year: Ryan ten Doeschate
4. ICC Emerging Player of the Year: Devendra Bishoo
5. ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the year: Tim Southee
6. ICC Spirit of Cricket Award: MS Dhoni (For withdrawing his appeal against Ian Bell)
7. LG ICC People's Choice Award: Kumar Sangakkara
8. ICC ODI Cricketer of the year: Kumar Sangakkara
9. ICC Test Cricketer of the year: Alastair Cook
10. ICC Cricketer of the year for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy: Jonathan Trott

Cook and Trott with their awards!

Trotty poses with his award after being voted ICC Cricketer of the Year during the ICC Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Alastair Cook poses with his award after being voted ICC Test Cricketer of the Year

World XI Teams

Test Team of the Year
Kumar Sangakkara was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI Test team. Other players are:
Alastair Cook
Hashim Amla
Jonathan Trott
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara (Captain/Wicket-Keeper)
AB de Villiers
Jacques Kallis
Stuart Broad
Graeme Swann
Dale Steyn
James Anderson
Zaheer Khan (12th man)

ODI Team of the Year
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the captain and wicketkeeper of the World XI ODI team for the fourth time consecutively.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Virender Sehwag
Kumar Sangakkara
AB de Villiers
Shane Watson
Yuvraj Singh
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain/Wicket-Keeper)
Graeme Swann
Umar Gul
Dale Steyn
Zaheer Khan
Lasith Malinga (12th man)

Congratulations to all winners at ICC Awards 2011!