ICC names nominees for annual awards

DUBAI – England allrounder Andrew Flintoff, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan and Australians Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Year award.

The International Cricket Council announced the list on Wednesday, with Australian legspinner Shane Warne joining Kallis, Inzamam, Gilchrist and McGrath as nominees for the test Player of the Year award. Gilchrist was the only player to be nominated in three categories, after joining Flintoff in the running for the one-day International Player of the Year prize, which Flintoff won in 2004.Kevin Pietersen and Australian duo Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds were shortlisted for the ODI Player award.Pietersen also makes the five-man list for Emerging Player of the Year, along with England teammate Ian Bell, Aftab Ahmed of Bangladesh, Dinesh Karthik of India and South Africa’s AB de Villiers.The winners will be announced in Sydney on Oct.11.- Nampa-APGilchrist was the only player to be nominated in three categories, after joining Flintoff in the running for the one-day International Player of the Year prize, which Flintoff won in 2004.Kevin Pietersen and Australian duo Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds were shortlisted for the ODI Player award.Pietersen also makes the five-man list for Emerging Player of the Year, along with England teammate Ian Bell, Aftab Ahmed of Bangladesh, Dinesh Karthik of India and South Africa’s AB de Villiers.The winners will be announced in Sydney on Oct.11.- Nampa-AP

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