Nominations for ICC Awards 2010

ICC has made the nominations for this year's ICC cricket award for different categories. Players like Amla, Sehwag, Dhoni, Tendulkar, Bollinger are nominated for the top categories. The nomination is made by a panel chaired by Clive Lloyd also includes former international players Angus Fraser, Matthew Hayden, Ravi Shastri and Duncan Fletcher.

The nominees for different categories are:

Cricketer of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), Doug Bollinger (Aus), Michael Clarke (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Ryan Harris (Aus), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), Morne Morkel (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Dale Steyn (SA), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Daniel Vettori (NZ), AB de Villiers (SA), Shane Watson (Aus)

Test Player of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), James Anderson (Eng), Mohammad Asif (Pak), Doug Bollinger (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Tamim Iqbal (BD), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Jacques Kallis (SA), Simon Katich (Aus). Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Dale Steyn (SA), Graeme Swann (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Shane Watson (Aus)

ODI Player of the Year: Hashim Amla (SA), Doug Bollinger (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Tillekeratne Dilshan (SL), Ryan Harris (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Jacques Kallis (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), AB de Villiers (SA), Daniel Vettori (NZ), Shane Watson (Aus), Cameron White (Aus)

Emerging Player of the Year: Mohammad Amir (Pak), Umar Akmal (Pak), Tim Bresnan (Eng), Steven Finn (Eng), Shafiul Islam (BD), Ravindra Jadeja (Ind), Virat Kohli (Ind), Angelo Mathews (SL), Eoin Morgan (Eng), Pragyan Ojha (Ind), Tim Paine (Aus), Wayne Parnell (SA), Kemar Roach (WI), Steven Smith (Aus), Paul Stirling (Ire), David Warner (Aus)

Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year: Ashish Bagai (Can), Richie Berrington (Scot), Muddassar Bukhari (Scot), Tom Cooper (Neth), Ryan ten Doeschate (Neth), Trent Johnston (Ire), Kevin O'Brien (Ire), Mohammad Shahzad (Afg), Samiullah Shenwari (Afg), Paul Stirling (Ire)

Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Suleiman Benn (WI)- 4-2-6-4 v Zimbabwe, Port of Spain, 28 Feb 2010; Deandra Dottin (WI Women) - 112 not out (45b, 7x4, 9x6) v South Africa Women, Basseterra, 5 May 2010; Chris Gayle (WI) - 98 (66b, 5x4, 7x6) v India, Bridgetown, 9 May 2010; Michael Hussey (Aus) - 60 not out (24b, 3x4, 5x6) v Pakistan, St Lucia, 14 May 2010; Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 100 (64b, 10x4 4x6) v Zimbabwe, Guyana, 3 May 2010; Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 98 not out (56b 9x4, 4x6) v West Indies, Bridgetown, 7 May 2010; Nuwan Kulasekera (SL) - 3-1-4-3 v New Zealand, Lauderhill, 23 May 2010; Ryan McLaren (Aus) - 3-0-19-5 v West Indies, North Stand, 19 May 2010; Brendon McMcllum (NZ) - 116 not out (56b, 12x4, 8x6) v Australia, Christchurch, 28 Feb 2010; Eoin Morgan (Eng) - 85 not out (45b, 7x4, 5x6) v South Africa, Johannesburg, 13 Nov 2009; Nehemiah Odhiambo (Zim) - 4-0-20-5 v Scotland, Nairobi, 4 Feb 2010; Ellyse Perry (Aus Women) - 4-0-18-3 v New Zealand Women, Barbados, 16 May 2010; Suresh Raina (Ind) - 101 (60b, 9x4, 5x6) v South Africa, St Lucia, 2 May 2010; Darren Sammy (WI) - 3.5-0-26-5 v Zimbabwe, Port of Spain, 28 Feb 2010

Women's Cricketer of the Year: Suzie Bates (NZ), Nicola Browne (NZ), Katherine Brunt (Eng), Sophie Devine (NZ), Jhulan Goswami (Ind), Lydia Greenway (Eng), Sarah McGlashan (NZ), Shelley Nitschke (Aus), Ellyse Perry (Aus), Laura Poulton (Aus) Mithali Raj (Ind), Gouher Sultana (Ind), Stafanie Taylor (WI)

Umpire of the Year: Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Asoke de Silva, Billy Doctrove, Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Tony Hill, Daryl Harper, Rudi Koertzen, Asad Rauf, Simon Taufel, Rod Tucker.

Pakistan debutant keeps England at bay

Debutant Zulqarnain Haider kept England at bay with a superb 88 as Pakistan at last restored some pride in the second Test at Edgbaston on Sunday. Pakistan at the close of the third day, were 9-291 a lead of 112 and with an outside chance of pulling off what would be an astounding victory.

They would have been in an even better position, but England off-spinner Graeme Swann removed Zulqarnain shortly before stumps on his way to a Test-best haul of 6-60 runs in 36 overs - 20 of them maidens.Pakistan had been dismissed for just 72 -- their lowest total against England - in the first innings, a woeful performance which made Sunday's fightback even more astonishing.

Zulqarnain and Saeed Ajmal put on 115 for the eighth wicket, with the recalled off-spinner making exactly 50 to give him Test-bests with both bat and ball this match after he took 5-82 in England's first innings 251. Ajmal fell shortly before the close caught at slip by Paul Collingwood to end a gutsy 79-ball innings featuring seven fours.

Zulqarnain, who but for the Decision Review System (DRS) would have been out for a king pair, fell when he miscued a drive off Swann to England captain Andrew Strauss at mid-off.

The 24-year-old batted for four-and-a-half hours, facing 200 balls and struck 15 boundaries.

At the close, Swann had surpassed his previous best of five for 54 against South Africa at Durban in 2009 and taken five or more wickets eight times in his 22 Tests.

Umar Gul, batting with a runner after suffering a hamstring injury on Saturday, was nine not out, having smashed the last ball of the day from paceman Stuart Broad for four,and Mohammad Asif 13 not out.

Zulqarnain, in for the dropped Kamran Akmal, had come in at 5-82.

At that stage, Pakistan needing 97 more runs just to avoid an innings defeat that would have left them 2-0 down in this four-match series after their crushing 354-run reverse in the first Test at Trent Bridge last week.

Zulqarnain received sound support from fast bowler Mohammad Aamer (16), who again demonstrated an excellent defensive technique, in a seventh-wicket stand of 52 spanning more than two hours.

England saw off Aamer in the fourth over with the new ball when Broad had him caught at first slip by Strauss.

Zulqarnain went to fifty when he clipped fast bowler Steven Finn through midwicket for a boundary that also meant England would have to bat again as Pakistan finally erased a first innings deficit of 179.

Then Zulqarnain's off-driven four off Swann meant he'd made the highest individual score by a Pakistan batsman this series, surpassing Gul's 65 not out at Trent Bridge.

Swann had gone two whole innings without bowling, such had been the dominance of England's seamers.

He came on with Pakistan 53 for one -- the first time this series the tourists had reached fifty without losing at least six wickets.

Swann bowled Imran Farhat with only his third ball of the match, a superb delivery that pitched outside the left-hander's leg stump and clipped the top of off.

Broad thought he had Zulqarnain, on 18, caught behind but umpire Marais Erasmus was unmoved, with England unsuccessfully referring the South African's not out verdict.

Broad should have dismissed Aamer on one when the 18-year-old was yards out of his ground. But his throw to the bowler's end was way over Swann's head. He then hit Zulqarnain, on 22, with a petulant throw at the end of an over in an incident that could yet lead to Broad facing disciplinary action.

England v Pakistan - player ratings

Andrew Strauss Failed with the bat but that is the peril of facing new ball against such good bowlers. Iffy shot in first innings but got an unplayable delivery in the second. 6/10 Alastair Cook Struggling with technical issues against swinging ball. Tall men tend to struggle with balance and his footwork is a bit out of kilter 5.

Jonathan Trott Undone by a stinker that kept low and bowled him in the second innings but did show the application you need in Test cricket in both knocks. 5 Kevin Pietersen Lack of cricket obvious from the impatient way he approached both innings attempting to dominate without putting in the hard work first. 5

Paul Collingwood Classic dogged innings when England were trouble on first day. Did not contribute in the second innings. Brilliant slip catching throughout. 7 Eoin Morgan Proved he has the Test match technique and temperament with superb first innings hundred. Unlucky to be run out in second innings. 8

Matt Prior
Good counter-attacking century in second innings and showed he is England’s No  1 keeper. Solid performance with the gloves. 7

Graeme Swann
England’s passenger on his home ground through no fault of his own. Played a good cameo in second innings and took some excellent slip catches. 6

Stuart Broad
Bowled a touch loose in the first innings and the non-swing bowlers had to work harder for wickets. Managed some useful time at the crease. 7

James Anderson
Best Test performance for England. Unplayable in swinging conditions, confusing batsmen with ability to bowl inswing and outswing without change of action. 9

Steven Finn
Considerable height gives him bounce even on slow surfaces and Pakistan’s batsmen were unable to cope with his consistent line and length. 7

Pakistan

Salman Butt
Captaincy seems to be affecting his batting with two single-figure scores in the match but was not the only batsman to struggle with swinging ball. 5

Imran Farhat
Experienced player but looks completely out of his depth against England’s new ball bowlers and showed little appetite for application. 3

Azhar Ali
Doesn’t appear to know where his off-stump is. Out to a nervy prod in the first innings and crumbled under pressure in the second. 4

Umar Amin
Another greenhorn in the side. Undone by Finn’s bounce in the first innings and played around his front pad in second, missing an inswinger. 4

Umar Akmal
Has Twenty20 reputation but needs to remember that, in Test matches, there are days when you need to bat more than a few overs. 3

Shoaib Malik
Hung around in both innings but weakness outside off-stump was always going to bring about downfall. His bowling was not threatening. 5

Kamran Akmal
Has anyone had a worse Test? Bagged a pair, dropped two routine catches and missed an easy stumping off Collingwood. 2

Mohammad Aamer
Emerging as a real talent in world cricket. Clever bowler able to swing ball both ways and applied himself with the bat. The new Wasim Akram. 7

Umar Gul
Bowled too short and was punished in first innings but worked out his length in the second innings. Played some fabulous strokes to save follow-on. 6

Danish Kaneria
Woeful performance. Unable to build pressure thanks to too many full tosses and loose balls. Must expect to be dropped for Edgbaston Test. 3

Mohammad Asif
Almost matched Anderson but he lacks an inswinger. It will be interesting to see if his body can sustain him through four Tests in a month. 7