VVS, Dravid, Sehwag in race for Sobers Trophy

The winners of the inaugural ICC Awards will be announced at Tuesday night's gala ceremony at Alexandra Palace in London.

The ICC Awards, presented by Hyundai in association with FICA, recognise the most outstanding players of the past 12 months.

Eight awards will be presented in two categories - individual and team awards.

The first award will be presented on stage from 0130 IST on Wednesday.

The eight awards are:

Individual awards:

• Umpire of the Year.
• Emerging Player of the Year;
• One-Day International Player of the Year;
• Test Player of the Year; and
• Player of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy).

Team awards:

• Spirit of Cricket Award;
• One-Day International Team of the Year; and
• Test Team of the Year.

The nominees for the Emerging Player of the Year are:
Tino Best (West Indies)
Michael Clarke (Australia)
Imran Farhat (Pakistan)
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
Yasir Hameed (Pakistan)
Hamish Marshall (New Zealand)
Irfan Pathan (India)
Devon Smith (West Indies)

The nominees for the One-Day International Player of the Year are:
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
VVS Laxman (India)
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Abdur Razzaq (Pakistan)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)

The nominees for the Test Player of the Year are:
Rahul Dravid (India)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
Steve Harmison (England)
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Brian Lara (West Indies)
VVS Laxman (India)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Virender Sehwag (India)

The nominees for the Player of the Year are:
Rahul Dravid (India)
Andrew Flintoff (England)
Steve Harmison (England)
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Brian Lara (West Indies)
VVS Laxman (India)
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Virender Sehwag (India)