Dhoni, Kohli nominated for ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award

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Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Virat Kohli are in the running for the 'ODI Cricketer of the Year' trophy, while veteran Sachin Tendulkar has been nominated for the 'People's Choice Award' in the short-list announced on Thursday for the ninth LG ICC Annual Awards here.

No Indian features in the 'Test Cricketer of the Year' and 'Cricketer of the Year' short-list, which is a reflection of the slump that the team went through last year when it was whitewashed by England and Australia during away series.

South African duo of Hashim Amla and Vernon Philander, Australia captain Michael Clarke and Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara have been nominated for the top honour.

"The votes have now been casted by the independent 32-person academy and these four men are the ones in the running to receive the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at a glittering ceremony in Colombo on September 15," the ICC said in a statement.

In addition, all four cricketers are also short-listed for the 'Test Cricketer of the Year'.

Sangakkara is also in contention for the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award along with Dhoni, Kohli, as well as team-mate Lasith Malinga. The Lankan is also nominated in the People's Choice category along with Tendulkar, South Africans Jacques Kallis and Vernon Philander and English pacer James Anderson.

The Twenty20 International (T20I) Performance of the year sees Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan short-listed alongside West Indies' Chris Gayle, South Africa's Richard Levi and Dilshan's compatriot, Ajantha Mendis.

Meanwhile, in the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year short-list, ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, Stafanie Taylor, has been nominated alongside fellow West Indian Anisa Mohammed, as well as England pair of Sarah Taylor and Lydia Greenway.

Both Taylors also feature in the short-list for ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year and are joined on that list by Australia pair Alyssa Healy and Lisa Sthalekar.

his year's ICC Awards includes 11 individual prizes, including the People's Choice Award and features the new ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year and ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year awards.

The long-lists of nominations were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain and current chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee Clive Lloyd.

The panel also includes former international players Sri Lanka's Marvan Atapattu, Clare Connor of England, Carl Hooper of West Indies and Tom Moody of Australia,.

"The short-lists were created after the individual player awards were voted for by an academy of 32 highly credentialed cricket personalities from around the world," the ICC said.

The academy includes a host of former players, respected members of the media as well as representatives of the Emirates Elite Panels of ICC Umpires and ICC Match Referees.

The David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year award was voted on by the 10 current Test captains and the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and is partly based on the umpires' performance statistics.

There are six nominees this year including five-time winner Simon Taufel, three-time winner Aleem Dar, along with New Zealand's Billy Bowden, Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena, England's Richard Kettleborough and Australia's Rodney Tucker.

The ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year nominees short-list features New Zealand's Doug Bracewell, Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal, West Indies Sunil Narine and Australia's James Pattinson.

"Based on the period between 4 August 2011 and 6 August 2012, the LG ICC Awards 2012 take into account performances by players and officials in a remarkable period for the game," the iCC said.

Short-lists of nominees:

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), Michael Clarke (Aus), Vernon Philander (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL).

ICC Test Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), Michael Clarke (Aus), Vernon Philander (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL).

ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year: MS Dhoni (Ind), Virat Kohli (Ind), Lasith Malinga (SL), Kumar Sangakkara (SL).

ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year: Lydia Greenway (Eng), Anisa Mohammed (WI), Sarah Taylor (Eng), Stafanie Taylor (WI).

ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Doug Bracewell (NZ), Dinesh Chandimal (SL), Sunil Narine (WI), James Pattinson (Aus).

ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year: Kevin O'Brien (Ire), George Dockrell (Ire), Ed Joyce (Ire), Paul Stirling (Ire), Dawlat Zadran (Afg)

ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) at 104no (57b, 12x4, 5x6) v Australia, Pallekele, 6 August 2011 Chris Gayle (WI) at 85no (52b, 7x4, 5x6) v New Zealand, Lauderhill, 30 June 2012 Richard Levi (SA) at 117no (51b, 5x4. 13x6) v New Zealand, Auckland, 22 February 2012 Ajantha Mendis (SL) at 4-1-16-6 v Australia, Pallekele, 8 August 2011

ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year: Alyssa Healy (Aus), Lisa Sthalekar (Aus), Sarah Taylor (Eng), Stafanie Taylor (WI).

David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Kettleborough, Simon Taufel, Rodney Tucker.

ICC Spirit of Cricket: Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), Jacques Kallis (SA), Daniel Vettori (NZ), AB de Villiers (SA).

LG People's Choice Award: James Anderson (Eng), Jacques Kallis (SA), Vernon Philander (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind).