2008 ICC Awards | |
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Date | 10 September 2008 |
Presented by | ICC |
Highlights | |
Cricketer of the Year | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1st award) |
Test Player of the Year | Dale Steyn (1st award) |
ODI Player of the Year | MS Dhoni (1st award) |
Emerging Player of the Year | Ajantha Mendis |
Website | www |
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]