Cricket Oscars: Who’s in the Running?

The names on this year’s list of cricket’s Oscars, the fifth edition of the ICC Awards 2008 need little introduction. But who will win the final vote? Enjoy the suspense while going through the run down of the stars who deserve their place to shine.

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First the formalities:

Test Player of the Year:

The nominees are:

Shivnarine Chanderpaul,

Dale Steyn,

Mahela Jayawardene, and

Jacques Kallis

ODI Player of the Year:

Nathan Bracken,

Mahendra Singh Dhoni,

Sachin Tendulkar, and

Mohammad Yousuf

Special mention for:

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year:

Chris Gayle,

Mahendra Singh Dhoni,

Brett Lee, and

Yuvraj Singh

Shouldn’t this one be easy?

Umpire of the Year:

Simon Taufel,

Mark Benson,

Aleem Dar,

Steve Davis, and

Rudi Koertzen

If that’s a toughie, this one’s a no brainer! (Right, India?)

Emerging Player of the Year:

Stuart Broad,

Ajantha Mendis,

Ishant Sharma, and

Morne Morkel

How well do you know these people?

Associate Player of the Year:

Ryan ten Doeschate,

Alex Obanda,

Niall O'Brien, and

Thomas Odoyo

Some more names that leave most of the readers scratching their head

(unfortunately!)

Women's Player of the Year:

Lisa Sthalekar,

Charlotte Edwards,

Claire Taylor,and

Nicola Browne

What, India is not in it? Wonder why!

Spirit of Cricket:

Bangladesh,

Sri Lanka,

New Zealand, and

West Indies

(Tut! Tut! Look at that list again.)

Now the icing on the cake. Any guesses? Sorry, no prizes!

Cricketer of the Year:

Shivnarine Chanderpaul,

Dale Steyn,

Mahela Jayawardene, and

Graeme Smith

Feel free to take your pick! (obviously it won’t influence the ICC or their glitzy function in Dubai)