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A One Group Sep 15, 2012

ICC Awards: Sangakkara, Kohli bag top honours

Kumar Sangakkara follows in the footsteps of Rahul Dravid, Andrew Flintoff, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Mitchell Johnson, Sachin Tendulkar and Jonathan Trott to take the Cricketer of the Year Award.

Kumar Sangakkara: Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara grabbed three prestigious awards at the LG ICC Awards ceremony in Colombo. Sanga was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC Test Cricketer of the Year and the LG People's Choice Award for the second year in a row.

During the performance period, he played 14 Tests and in 27 innings, he compiled 1,444 runs at an average of 60.16, including five centuries and five half-centuries.

"I'm continuing to ensure I am consistent and I need to keep raising the bar each year and keep trying harder and harder to ensure I keep playing good Test cricket. It's a constant battle but I have the support of a great team that helps me to do the best I can. I think I continue to learn from the youngsters in the team and will continue to grow as a player hopefully and it's a great honour to receive this award this evening," Sangakkara said after receiving the award from Test batting legend Brian Lara.

Virat Kohli: The Indian youngster was named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year 2012 in Colombo. During the performance period, he played 31 ODIs and compiled 1,733 runs at an average of 66.65, including eight centuries and six half-centuries. His highest score, 183, came against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on 18 March 2012.

"I think I have tried to keep things as simple as possible and it's worked for me on the field. This year has been a learning curve along the way from the seniors in the team. It's been an all-round effort and I'm very happy to have won this award. It's always nice to be recognized by the ICC and it's a great feeling and it's the first time I've won one of these awards and it feels great," Kohli said upon receiving the honour.

Sunil Narine: The West Indies youngsters was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2012 in Colombo. The off-spinner played in three Tests for the West Indies claiming 12 wickets at an average 31.50, while in the 15 ODIs he played in he claimed 28 wickets at an average of 18.82.

"I need to digest this and this one step at time and enjoy every minute that I play. This award means a lot for me and it's an encouragement to keep going and continue to improve. I dedicate this award to my father who kept pushing me, who took me to the Queen's Park Oval regularly and told me I would have my moment and I'd like to thank him for his help and all my family who support me," Narine said.

Richard Levi: The South African batsman won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year in recognition of his 51-ball 117 not out against New Zealand.

"I don't remember much of the innings but I regularly get reminded of it. When any sportsman performs well, with T20 cricket it either comes off or it doesn't and for me it came off that day. I'm looking forward to playing Sri Lanka when the ICC World Twenty20 gets underway. I really appreciate some of the best cricketers from the past and top members of the media in the world have honoured me with this award and it's very humbling to get it," the 24-year-old said.

George Dockrell: Ireland's left-arm spinner was named the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year.

"It's great to win such an award and especially to be following the footsteps of an esteemed group of players like William Porterfield and Ryan ten Doeschate and only at the age of 20, I feel very honoured. It's been a great year of cricket with I-Cup, U19s and WCL Championship and now the WT20 and I've been learning a lot to take it into this tournament. It's good to be setting high standards, and hopefully I will keep performing well for Ireland in the future," the delighted 20-year-old said.

Daniel Vettori: New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2012. Vettori beat off competition from South Africa's AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis as well as Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan and West Indies' Kieron Pollard.

Kumar Dharmasena: The Sri Lankan won the David Shepherd Trophy for first time after being named ICC Umpire of the Year. Dharmasena, who made his international debut as an umpire in 2009, joined the Emirates Elite Panel in May 2011. "This is one of the best awards I could have got as an individual as I only joined the Elite Panel a year ago, it's a really honour," Kumar said.

Sarah Taylor: England's Sarah Taylor was named ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year. The 23-year-old took the accolade ahead of West Indies Stafanie Taylor and Australia's Alyssa Healy and Lisa Sthalekar.

Stafanie Taylor: West Indies Stafanie Taylor was named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year. The young Jamaican took the accolade ahead of fellow West Indies team-mate Anisa Mohammed, England's Lydia Greenway and Sarah Taylor.

ICC Test team of the year:

Alastair Cook (ENG)

Hashim Amla (RSA)

Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)

Jacques Kallis (RSA)

Michael Clarke (AUS - capt)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WIS)

Matt Prior (ENG - wicketkeeper)

Stuart Broad (ENG)

Saeed Ajmal (PAK)

Vernon Philander (RSA)

Dale Steyn (RSA).

12th man: AB de Villiers (RSA).

ICC ODI team of the year:

Gautam Gambhir (IND)

Alastair Cook (ENG)

Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)

Virat Kohli (IND)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND - wicketkeeper/captain)

Michael Clarke (AUS)

Shahid Afridi (PAK)

Morne Morkel (RSA)

Steven Finn (ENG)

Lasith Malinga (SRI)

Saeed Ajmal (PAK).

12th man: Shane Watson (AUS)

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