2004 ICC Awards

2004 Cricketer of the Year Rahul Dravid

Date| 7 September 2004
Presented by| ICC
Highlights
Cricketer of the Year|  Rahul Dravid
(1st award)
Test Player of the Year|  Rahul Dravid
(1st award)
ODI Player of the Year|  Andrew Flintoff
(1st award)
Emerging Player of the Year|  Irfan Pathan
Website| www.icc-cricket.com
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The 2004 ICC Awards were held at Alexandra Palace in London, England on 7 September 2004.[1][2] They were the inaugural episode and were aimed at recognizing the best individual and team performances of the previous year.[3][4]

## Sponsors[edit]

In association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), Hyundai were the presenting sponsors of the 2004 ICC Awards ceremony.[5][6]

Other sponsors and partners were:[7]

* Platinum sponsors: LG
* Broadcast partner: SET Max
* Trophy sponsors: Swarovski

## Selection Committee[edit]

Nominees were voted on by a 50-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Richie Benaud.[8][9]

Selection Committee members:[10]

* Richie Benaud (chairman)
* Ian Botham
* Sunil Gavaskar
* Michael Holding
* Barry Richards

## Winners and nominees[edit]

The winners and nominees for various individual awards were:[11]

### Cricketer of the Year[edit]

Main article: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy

Winner: Rahul Dravid (Ind)

Dravid's 2003–04 performance:[12]
Tests: 9 matches, 1241 runs, 3 centuries, 4 half-centuries, 11 catches
ODIs: 30 matches, 960 runs, 1 century, 8 half-centuries, 15 catches, 4 stumpings

Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Steve Harmison (Eng), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), Brian Lara (WI), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Virender Sehwag (Ind)

### Test Player of the Year[edit]

Main article: ICC Test Player of the Year

* Winner: Rahul Dravid (Ind)
* Nominees: Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Jason Gillespie (Aus), Steve Harmison (Eng), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Brian Lara (WI), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Virender Sehwag (Ind)

### ODI Player of the Year[edit]

Main article: ICC ODI Player of the Year

* Winner: Andrew Flintoff (Eng)
* Nominees: Stephen Fleming (NZ), Chris Gayle (WI), Adam Gilchrist (Aus), Jason Gillespie (Aus), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), V.V.S. Laxman (Ind), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Abdul Razzaq (Pak), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Heath Streak (Zim), Andrew Symonds (Aus), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Daniel Vettori (NZ)

### Emerging Player of the Year[edit]

Main article: ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year

* Winner: Irfan Pathan (Ind)
* Nominees: Tino Best (WI), Michael Clarke (Aus), Imran Farhat (Pak), Umar Gul (Pak), Yasir Hameed (Pak), Hamish Marshall (NZ), Devon Smith (WI)

### Umpire of the Year[edit]

Main article: David Shepherd Trophy

* Winner: Simon Taufel (Aus)

### Spirit of Cricket[edit]

* Winner: New Zealand

## ICC World XI Teams[edit]

### ICC Test Team of the Year[edit]

Main article: ICC Test Team of the Year

Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players were announced as follows:[13]

* Matthew Hayden
* Herschelle Gibbs
* Ricky Ponting
* Rahul Dravid
* Brian Lara
* Jacques Kallis
* Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
* Chaminda Vaas
* Shane Warne
* Jason Gillespie
* Steve Harmison

### ICC ODI Team of the Year[edit]

Main article: ICC ODI Team of the Year

Ricky Ponting was also selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players were announced as follows:[14]

* Adam Gilchrist (wicket-keeper)
* Sachin Tendulkar
* Chris Gayle
* Ricky Ponting
* Brian Lara
* Virender Sehwag
* Jacques Kallis
* Andrew Flintoff
* Shaun Pollock
* Chaminda Vaas
* Jason Gillespie

## See also[edit]

* Cricket portal

* International Cricket Council
* ICC Awards
* Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (Cricketer of the Year)
* ICC Test Player of the Year
* ICC ODI Player of the Year
* David Shepherd Trophy (Umpire of the Year)
* ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year
* ICC Test Team of the Year
* ICC ODI Team of the Year

## References[edit]

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2. ^ "World's best players and teams to be honoured at cricket's 'Oscars'". ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
3. ^ "Dravid named Player of the Year by ICC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. ^ "Dravid wins player of the year award". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
5. ^ "Swarovski to produce crystal awards for cricket's 'Oscars'". ESPN. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
6. ^ "Rahul Dravid is the ICC's player of the year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
7. ^ "ICC - ICC Awards". Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
8. ^ "Rahul Dravid wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as Player of the Year at ICC Awards". ESPN. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
9. ^ "Benaud picks his XI". The Age. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
10. ^ "Richie Benaud to chair five-man selection panel for ICC Awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
11. ^ "Super six up for ICC awards". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
12. ^ "ICC Awards: Dravid named player of the year". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
13. ^ "ICC announces official World XI Test Team of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
14. ^ "ICC announces official World XI ODI Team of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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