Dhoni bags Spirit of Cricket award, Trott is Cricketer of the Year

London, September thirteen (IANS) Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won a Spirit of Cricket Award during a International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards whilst England batsman Jonathan Trott was declared a Cricketer of a Year.

England one-day captain Alastair Cook bagged a Test Cricketer of a Year for a inclusive deteriorate with a bat. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was selected a ODI player of a year.

Dhoni was picked forward of a foe for permitting Ian Bell to go upon batting after he was run out in argumentative resources during a Trent Bridge Test in July.

‘While a primary interest as good as umpire’s preference were scold to a minute of a law, a preference by Mahendra as good as his group to repel a interest shows good maturity. To see players as good as officials defend a Great Spirit of cricket, which has underpinned a diversion for some-more than a century, is really special,’ pronounced ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat.

The endowment is voted by a members of a Elite Panels of ICC Match Referees as good as Umpires. Dhoni’s gesticulate was voted as a leader forward of which of South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, who twice demonstrated such suggestion during a 2011 World Cup by upon foot once he had simplified with antithesis fielders without delay which they had hold a round clean rsther than than watchful for a umpires to decide.

Trott was celebrated after an unusual twelve months with a bat. In twelve Tests, he gathered 1,042 runs during an normal of 65.12, together with 4 centuries as good as 3 half-centuries. In addition, he played twenty-four ODIs, attack 1,064 runs during an normal of 48.36 with dual centuries as good as 9 50s.

The eccentric choosing by casting votes academy of twenty-five rarely credentialled cricket experts picked Trott forward of Cook, India’s Sachin Tendulkar as good as South Africa’s Hashim Amla.

Trott’s ODI captain Cook was rewarded for a miraculous batting run in a longer format of a game.

During a opening period, Cook played twelve Tests as good as in eighteen innings, he gathered 1,302 runs during an normal of 51.74, together with 6 centuries as good as 4 half-centuries. His top measure of 235 not out opposite Australia during Brisbane helped his group towards array feat as it won a Ashes divided from home for a initial time given a 1986-87 season.

Sangakkara’s opening in ODIs were concurred in a year when he guided Sri Lanka to a World Cup final.

He played twenty-five ODIs as good as gathered 1,049 runs during an normal of 55.21, together with a single century as good as 7 half-centuries. As wicketkeeper, he additionally took 36 victims comprising twenty-six catches as good as 10 stumpings.

In a alternative categories, West Indian leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo got a endowment for a Emerging Player of a Year.

The Netherlands’ all-rounder Ryan 10 Doeschate won a Associate as good as Affiliate Player of a Year endowment for a second year in a row.

New Zealand quick bowler Tim Southee won a Twenty20 International Performance of a Year in approval of his 5 wickets for eighteen runs opposite Pakistan in Auckland final year.

Pakistani Umpire Aleem Dar won a David Shepherd Trophy for third time after being declared ICC Umpire of a Year. Dar was voted to this endowment by a 10 Full Member captains as good as a eight-man Elite Panel of Match Referees, formed upon his preference census data as good as officiating skills over a past twelve months.

The ICC Awards rite is right away in a eighth year. Previous ceremonies were hold in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006), Johannesburg (2007 as good as 2009), Dubai (2008) as good as Bangalore (2010).

Dhoni bags Spirit of Cricket award, Trott is Cricketer of a Year