Azhar, Wahab, Aleem Dar in final ICC lists

Sports Desk LAHORE Pakistans middle-order batsman Azhar Ali and left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz have been named in the final list for the Emerging Player of the Year, according to information received here on Friday. Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar, two-time winner of the Umpire of the Year Award, has been placed in the final list for David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year award while Steve Davis, Ian Gould, Simon Taufel are the other nominees for the awrad. Indian cricketers had Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni were nominated while from South Africa, Hashim Amla and Englands Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for the ICC Cricketer of the Year. Gambhir found a place in the shortlist for ICC ODI player of the Year along with Amla, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara and Australian Shane Watson for the awards to be presented in London on September 12. England have three players from the team for the ICC Test Player of the Year with Anderson, Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott. South African Kallis who was named for walking twice during the 2011 Cricket World Cup after clarifying with the opposition fielder if they had caught the ball cleanly. Dhoni, also shortlisted for People's Choice Award along with Amla, West Indian Chris Gayle, Sangakkara and Trott. The final lists of the Annual Awards to be held in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations were announced after vote by an independent 25-person academy in each category. The academy includes a host of former players, respected members of the media as well as representatives of the Emirates Elite Panels of ICC Umpires and ICC Match Referees. The long-lists were made by a five-man ICC selection panel chaired by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd. The panel also includes former captains Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan and England's Mike Gatting and New Zealand's Danny Morrison and South Africa's Paul Adams. Based on the period between August 11, 2010 and August 3 2011, the ICC Awards 2011 take into account performances by players and officials in a remarkable period for the game. Shortlists of nominees for ICC Awards: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla, Alastair Cook, Sachin Tendulkar, Jonathan Trott. ICC Test Player of the Year: Anderson, Alastair Cook, Kallis, Jonathan Trott. ICC ODI Player of the Year: Hashim Amla, Gambhir, Sangakkara, Shane Watson. ICC Emerging Player of the Year: Azhar Ali, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Wahab Riaz. ICC Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Ryan ten Doeschate, Hamid Hassan, Kevin O'Brien, Paul Stirling. ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Tim Bresnan, JP Duminy, Tim Southee, Shane Watson. ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year: Charlotte Edwards, Lydia Greenway, Shelley Nitschke, Stafanie Taylor David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Ian Gould, Simon Taufel ICC Spirit of Cricket: MS Dhoni, Kallis People's Choice Award: Hashim Amla, Dhoni, Gayle, Sangakkara, Trott.

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