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DUBAI: South Africa’s bowling prodigy Marco Jansen has been named ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year for 2022.

Jansen claimed the prestigious award as she overpowered India’s Arshdeep Singh, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran and New Zealand’s Finn Allen – the other three nominees in the category.

“Sizzling displays with the ball and vital contributions with the bat at crucial moments – the winner of the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award had an unforgettable 2022,” said ICC as it revealed the winner of the award on Wednesday.

During his meteoric rise last year, Jansen picked up 36 wickets in nine Tests and accumulated 234 runs at 21.27. The right-arm pacer also took two wickets in ODIs, and one in T20Is.

His memorable performance of the year came against England at The Oval when he first struck a fighting 30 in South Africa’s paltry total of 118 before claiming his maiden five-wicket haul, which included the wickets of Joe Root and Harry Brook.

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DUBAI: Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav has been named ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2022. 

Yadav claimed the prestigious award as he overpowered Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, England’s Sam Curran and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza – the other three nominees in the category.

“The winner of the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year had one of the best years any player has had in the format’s history,” said ICC in a media release on Wednesday.

The No.1-ranked T20I batter had a stellar year with the bat during which he broke numerous records in the formal. He became only the second batter after Rizwan to score more than 1000 T20I runs in a calendar year.

The right-handed batter, known for his unorthodox shots and exceptional ability to hit every part of the ground, amassed 1164 runs during last year at an astonishing strike rate of 187.43.

“Yadav was at his stupendous best during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, recording three fifties in six innings and averaging nearly 60 during the tournament. Notably, his strike rate was yet again right up there at 189.68,” said ICC’s media release.

DUBAI: Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus has been named ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year for 2022. 

“Leading his side from the front with the bat and in the field, the winner of the Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year enjoyed an excellent 2022.” said ICC in a media release on Wednesday.

Erasmus scored 956 ODI runs, averaging 56.23 while maintaining a strike rate of 78.23.he also had 12 wickets at an average of 27.66 and an economy of 4.04 in 50 -over format. In T20Is, meanwhile, he made 306 runs and took six wickets.

Erasmus was the captain of the Namibian side that qualified for the T20 World Cup for the second time in a row and shocked Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tournament.

“Erasmus’ batting contributions helped the team at their second consecutive T20 World Cup campaign, and leading his team to victory over Sri Lanka to begin the campaign will no doubt be his highlight.” read ICC’s statement.

Erasmus made his mark in ODI cricket last year with a match-winning knock of uneaten 121 against Oman in Dubai before the right-hander went on to score eight half-centuries throughout the year.

The 27-year-old also chimed in with a dozen wickets on the circuit. He led Namibia to 13 wins out of their 21 ODIs in the year, giving them a late push in the Cricket World Cup League 2 race.

In the shortest format of the game, Erasmus kept improving his batting skills as he struck an unbeaten century against Uganda in a home T20I series, before making numerous contributions in his team’s historic T20I series win over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.

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DUBAI: United Arab Emirates all-rounder Esha Oza has been named ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year for 2022. 

“Lighting up scoreboards with the bat, and providing strong support with her off-spin, the winner of the Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year was a revelation in 2022.” said ICC in a media release on Wednesday.

Oza scored 675 T20I runs, including two centuries and two fifties, last year at an impressive age of 35.52 while maintaining a strike rate of 134.19. She also took 15 T20I wickets, averaging 15.40 and an economy of 4.84. 

“Prior to 2022, Oza had made just 463 T20I runs at 23.15, and a strike rate of 100.43. In 2022, the right-hander took it up a notch, making almost 700 runs across just 23 innings. Incredibly, Oza achieved this while taking on 16 different opponents over the year, across no less than four competitions and a bilateral series against Hong Kong.” read ICC’s media release.

Oza kickstarted her year with scores of 28* (14) and 67 (31) against Kuwait and Oman respectively at the Gulf Cricket Council T20 Championship Cup, though it pales in comparison to her spellbinding 158* (71) in the next game over Bahrain.

It took until her 12th innings of the year to finally be dismissed for single figures, and in that time, she tacked on another hundred, this time an effort of 115 (67) against Qatar in the ACC Women’s T20 Championship, in a tournament they went on to win.

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DUBAI:  Pakistan’s all-format skipper Babar Azam has been included in the ICC  Men’s Test Team of the Year 2022. 

Babar, who is also the captain of the ODI Team of the Year, has now made his mark on the  Test team of the year 2022, announced by the International Cricket Council on Tuesday.

England red-ball captain Ben Stokes has been named captain of the side which includes four Australians, three English players including Stokes, and one each from Pakistan, West Indies, India and South Africa.

Babar had a dream run with the bat which saw him becoming the highest run-scorer in the longest format in the previous year.

He amassed a staggering 1184 runs at an impressive average of 69.94 in the calendar year, including four centuries and seven fifties. He scored a century against each of the four opponents he faced in 2022.

“The much-anticipated home series against Australia saw Babar hit 390 runs in home conditions, and he amassed 348 more when England visited later in the year. His 196 against the Aussies in Karachi in March was, and still is, his highest individual score in Tests” said ICC in a media release.

ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year

Usman Khawaja (Australia)
Kraigg Braithwaite (West Indies)
Marnus Labuchagne (Australia)
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Jonny Bairstow (England)
Rishabh Pant (WK) (India)
Ben Stokes (C) (England)
Pat Cummins (Australia)
Kagiso Rabada ( South Africa)
Nathan Lyon (Australia)
James Anderson (England)

DUBAI: Pakistan’s all-format skipper Babar Azam has been named captain of the ICC ODI Men’s Team of the Year 2022. 

International Cricket Council on Tuesday revealed the 2022 ODI Men’s Team of the year, led by star national batter Babar, who is also nominated for the ICC ODI Player of the Year Award.

“The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-around exploits in a calendar year, said cricket’s governing body in a media release.

The top-ranked ODI batter, Babar, who has been ruling the rankings chart since July 2021, accumulated 679 runs in nine matches during the outgoing year.

Babar carried on his astounding form in the 50-over format and crossed the fifty-plus score eight times and converted three of those into centuries. Babar finished the year with a stunning average of 84.87.

“Pakistan captain Babar Azam once again showed his prowess in the 50-over format, displaying once again why he has ruled the roost at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings since July 2021.” read ICC’s statement.

“It was a memorable year for Babar as captain of the Pakistan ODI team, winning three series out of three. Pakistan were unstoppable in the ODI format, losing just one match (against Australia) out of nine. His leadership skills means that he leads the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2022.”

Besides Babar, the team picked by the ICC includes two players each from Australia, India, New Zealand and West Indies along with Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza.

ICC ODI Men’s Team of the Year 2022

Babar Azam (C) (Pakistan)
Travis Head ( Australia)
Shai Hope ( West Indies)
Shreyas Iyer (India)
Tom Latham (WK) ( New Zealand)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangldesh)
Alzarri Joseph ( West Indies)
Mohammed Siraj (India)
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
Adam Zampa (Australia)

 

DUBAI: Pakistan’s star all-rounder Nida Dar has been included in the ICC Women’s T20I team of the Year 2022, revealed by the International Cricket Council on Monday. 

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-around exploits in a calendar year, said cricket’s governing body in a media release.

New Zealand’s Sophie Devine has been named captain of the side which also includes four Indian players, three Australians, two English and one each from Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Veteran all-rounder Dar, who is also nominated for the ICC Women’s T20I Player of the Year award, produced some outstanding performances for Pakistan in last year’s Women’s Asia Cup. She scored 145 runs in six matches at the tournament, at a phenomenal average of 72.50, and also grabbed eight wickets at a meagre 14.87 runs a piece.

She played a crucial role in Pakistan Women’s team’s sensational win against arch-rivals India as she raised an unbeaten 56 and then returned excellent bowling figures of 2/23. Her brilliance with both bat and ball steered Pakistan to the semi-finals, where they eventually lost to Sri Lanka by just a run.

“With 15 wickets at an average of 18.33 and an economy rate of 5.50 in T20Is in 2022, Pakistan’s veteran off-spinner Nida Dar enjoyed one of the best bowling years in her career” read ICC’s media release.

ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2022:

Smriti Mandhana (India)
Beth Mooney (Australia)
Sophie Devine (C) (New Zealand)
Ash Gardner (Australia)
Tahila McGrath (Australia)
Nida Dar (Pakistan)
Deepti Sharma (India)
Richa Ghosh (WK) (India)
Sophie Ecclestone (England)
Inoka Ranaweera (Sri Lanka)
Renuka Singh (India)

 

DUBAI: The winners of the 2022 ICC Awards will be announced next week in sequence, starting from Monday (January 23)

As per the International Cricket Council’s schedule, the winners of coveted players’ awards across different formats will be named on Wednesday and Thursday.

The top performers from the previous year will be recognised in 13 different award categories. Meanwhile, five Teams of the Year – three Men and two Women – will also be named by the ICC.

The winners of the ICC awards are determined from the results of the ICC Voting Academy, comprising a wider selection of global cricket journalists and broadcasters, with cricket fans also contributing to the vote via the ICC’s digital channels.

The Performance Period for the awards runs from January 1 to December 31 2022.

Full Schedule:

Monday, January 23:

ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year

ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year

Tuesday, January 24

ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year

ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year

ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year

Wednesday, January 25

ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year

ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year

ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year

ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Thursday, January 26

ICC Umpire of the Year

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award

Nominees for ICC Awards 2022

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year:

Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Ben Stokes (England)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Tim Southee ( New Zealand)

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year:

Nat Sciver (England)
Smriti Mandhana (India)
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Beth Mooney (Australia)

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year:

Ben Stokes (England)
Jonny Bairstow (England)
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:

Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Adam Zampa (Australia)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Shai Hope (West Indies)

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:

Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
Amelia Kerr (New Zealand)
Nat Sciver (England)
Alyssa Healy (Australia)

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year:

Suryakumar Yadav (India)
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
Sam Curran (England)
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year:

Smriti Mandhana (India)
Nida Dar (Pakistan)
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Tahlia McGrath (Australia)

ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

Marco Jansen (South Africa)
Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)
Finn Allen (New Zealand)
Arshdeep Singh (India)

ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

Renuka Singh (India)
Darcie Brown (Australia)
Alice Capsey (England)
Yastika Bhatia (India)

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DUBAI: The highest run-scorer in Tests this year Babar Azam was not shortlisted among the nominees by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Test Cricketer of the Year 2022 award.

Babar, who had a dream year with the bat; scoring 1184 runs in nine matches including four hundreds, was absent from the list of nominees for the prestigious award.

The ICC, however, nominated England’s Ben Stokes and Jonathan Bairstow, Australia’s Usman Khawaja and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada for the highest annual award of the longest format.

England’s Test captain, who injected new energy into Test cricket with his attacking mode, claimed nine wins as captain during his brief tenure and scored 870 runs in 15 matches. The right-arm pacer also claimed 26 wickets.

Another Englishman Bairstow was nominated by the ICC and was equally important in implementing England’s aggressive approach towards Test cricket.

The right-handed batter scored 1061 runs in 10 matches at an astounding average of 66.31 with the help of six centuries and a half-century.

Presenting the nominees for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2022 🤩

💫 A fierce pacer
💥 An all-round genius
🌟 Two exceptional batters#ICCAwards | Details ⬇️

— ICC (@ICC) December 30, 2022

 

Australia’s Khawaja was equally good with the bat this year as he amassed 1080 runs in just 11 matches at a stunning average of 67.50. The left-handed batter has four centuries and five half-centuries to his name in 2022.

The only pacer among the nominees Rabada had a dominant year with the ball in Test cricket as he picked up 47 wickets in only nine matches at a remarkable average of 22.25 and a devastating strike rate of 34.1.

He also registered two five-wicket hauls, with best figures of 5/52.

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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, announced the nominees for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2022.

In a press release, ICC nominated India’s Smriti Mandhana, New Zealand’s all-rounder Amelia Kerr, her English counterpart Nat Sciver and Australian wicketkeeper batter Beth Mooney for the prestigious award for their brilliant performances across formats over the year.

The winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year 2021 Mandhana has been nominated for the successive year to bag the coveted price in 2022.

The left-handed batter enjoyed a remarkable year with the bat as she scored 1290 runs in 38 matches across formats. She was equally good in each white-ball format as she finished the year with the highest run-scorer in T20Is (594 runs) and the second-highest in ODIs (696 runs) for India.

🤩 Two brilliant all-rounders
🌟 Two sensational batters

Unveiling the nominees for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for Women’s Cricketer of the Year 🙌#ICCAwards | Find out ⬇️

— ICC (@ICC) December 30, 2022

 

The world cup-winning wicketkeeper batter Mooney despite not being able to score a century had an overall decent campaign in 2022 and played a pivotal role for her side in the Women’s World Cup and Commonwealth Games.

The left-handed batter scored 915 runs from 25 matches including eight half-centuries – four in T20Is, three in ODIs and one in Tests.

Meanwhile, England’s Sciver had arguably the best year with the bat as she amassed 1346 runs in 33 matches. She also made 22 scalps with the ball and propelled her side into the final of the world cup.

Sciver also finished 2022 as the top-scorer in Test and second highest in ODIs.

White Ferns’ all-rounder Kerr turned out to be equally vital for her side as she scored 1003 runs in 32 matches in 2022 and also took 30 wickets.

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