"VAN" (Sports Desk - 29.12.2024) :: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will today begin unveiling shortlists in the ICC Awards 2024, where the outstanding performers from an action-packed calendar year of international cricket will be acknowledged.
The year witnessed no shortage of highlights and exceptional individual performances, and contenders for the top prizes in the ICC Awards 2024 are drawn from pinnacle global events including the dramatic ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies, the landmark ICC Women’s T20 World Cup hosted by Bangladesh in the UAE, and a host of other international competitions.
The ICC Awards 2024 will celebrate the very best performers over the course of the year, through 12 categories spanning specific formats of men’s and women’s cricket, as well as the best overall performers who stand in contention to claim the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and the iconic Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.
Shortlists for nine of the 12 award categories will be revealed between 28 and 30 December 2024 on the ICC’s website, app and social channels, with each shortlist featuring four names.
While on the other end The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the first wave of shortlists in the ICC Awards 2024, with nominees for the Emerging Men’s and Women’s Cricketer of the Year awards celebrating the outstanding talents that have made their mark in 2024 following a blockbuster year of international competition.
With a host of exceptional new talent thriving on the international stage, the Emerging shortlists span eight nations, and are packed with elite performers from all formats of the game.
A hugely competitive field in the ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year sees four strong contenders vie for the accolade. England’s Gus Atkinson enjoyed a memorable start to his Test career, and is joined on the shortlist by Pakistan’s multi-format run-scorer Saim Ayub, West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph and record-breaking Sri Lankan batter Kamindu Mendis.
Elsewhere, the ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year pits four leading short-format talents against each other for the coveted title. Comprising the nominees are South African all-rounder Annerie Dercksen, Scotland’s Saskia Horley, India’s Shreyanka Patil and Ireland’s Freya Sargent, after all left a significant mark on international competition in 2024.
The ICC Awards 2024 comprises 12 individual awards, with shortlists in nine categories being revealed by the ICC between 28 and 30 December.
Shortlists have been drawn up by a specialist panel of cricket writers and broadcasters, who selected the nominees according to on-field performances and overall achievements in international cricket throughout the calendar year.
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