ICC announces nominations for Annual Awards 2009

MUMBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the names of players for Annual Awards 2009.

No Pakistani player is included in the list of cricketer of the year and test player of the year. However, Umer Gul is included in one-day list whereas four other players including Shahid Afridi included in T20 list.

In a function here, ICC Chief Executive Haroon Logart in a function announced names of nominated players for ICC Annual Awards 2008-09.

Indian players dominated the eight different categories. Umer Gul is included in the list of One Day Players of the Year along with MS Dhoni, Verendar Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.

Twenty20 Player of the Year includes four Pakistani cricketers Shahid Khan Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Umer Gul and Abdul Razzaq.

The function of ICC Annual Awards will be held in South Africa during Champions Trophy.