2008 ICC Awards

2008 ICC Awards
2008 Cricketer of the Year Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Date10 September 2008
Presented byICC
Highlights
Cricketer of the YearCricket West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul
(1st award)
Test Player of the YearSouth Africa Dale Steyn
(1st award)
ODI Player of the YearIndia MS Dhoni
(1st award)
Emerging Player of the YearSri Lanka Ajantha Mendis
Websitewww.icc-cricket.com
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The 2008 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005), Mumbai (2006) and Johannesburg (2007).[1] The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and was into its fifth year. They were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and honours for the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year were also awarded for the first time.[2] The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.[3][4][5]

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  4. ^ "ICC cricket awards 2008". Cricbuzz. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Cricket: ICC cricket awards 2008". The Economic Times. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2019.