ICC Awards 2022: The year 2022 is on the verge of ending and the ICC has also started the process of honouring the best-performing players this year.

The ICC Awards are a set of yearly sports honours for international cricket that honour and recognise the top players from the previous 12 months. The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched the awards in 2004.

This will be the eighteenth edition of the ICC Awards 2022. The nominations were based on a player’s performance from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022.

ODI Cricketer of the Year

The contenders for the Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year are, Pakistan’s Babar Azam, Australia’s Adam Zampa, Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe, and Shai Hope of West Indies.

While Shabnim Ismail of Pakistan, Amelia Kerr of New Zealand, England’s Nat Sciver and Alyssa Healy of Australia have been nominated in Women’s Category.

ICC Awards 2022: ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

  1. Babar Azam
  2. Adam Zampa
  3. Sikandar Raza
  4. Shai Hope

ICC Awards 2022: ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year

  1. Shabnim Ismail
  2. Amelia Kerr
  3. Nat Sciver
  4. Alyssa Healy

T20I Cricketer of the Year

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has nominated Team India’s star batsman Suryakumar Yadav for T20 Cricketer of the Year-2022. Sam Karan, Pakistani wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, and Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza also been listed in the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Yearlist.

While Vice-Captain of team India Smriti Mandhana, Nida Dar of Pakistan, Tahlia McGrath of Australia, and Sophie Divine of New Zealand are competing for the honour in Women’s Category.

ICC Awards 2022: ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year

  1. Suryakumar Yadav
  2. Sikandar Raza
  3. Sam Curran
  4. Mohammad Rizwan

ICC Awards 2022: ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year

  1. Smriti Mandhana
  2. Nida Dar
  3. Sophie Devine
  4. Tahlia McGrath

Emerging Cricketer of the Year

Three Indian players are part of among the eight (men and women) players whose names made public for the ICC’s Emerging Player of the Year Award. The ICC has named Arshdeep Singh, a left-arm fast bowler from India, as well as South Africa’s Marco Jansen, New Zealand’s Finn Allen, and Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran as male nominees. Renuka Singh, a fast bowler from India, and batswoman Yastika Bhatia also named as female nominees. In addition, Alice Capsey of England and Darcy Brown of Australia also nominated for this honour.

ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

  1. Marco Jansen
  2. Ibrahim Zadran
  3. Finn Allen
  4. Arshdeep Singh

ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

  1. Renuka Singh
  2. Darcie Brown
  3. Alice Capsey
  4. Yastika Bhatia

The winners of the ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year, ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year, ICC Spirit of Cricket Award, and ICC Umpire of the Year will also be chosen by the ICC in addition to the aforementioned categories.

These awards will be distributed by the ICC in January 2023.