da premier bet： BRISBANE – Australians Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden and Indian starSachin Tendulkar have been nominated by their peers for theinternational cricketer of the year award.
AAP28-Jun-2002BRISBANE – Australians Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden and Indian starSachin Tendulkar have been nominated by their peers for theinternational cricketer of the year award.The trio join Sri Lankans Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardeneand South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis as the nominees for theFederation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) award to beannounced in London on July 10.But Gilchrist’s devastating batting in South Africa earlier this yearhas been ignored in other award nominations, including the “place inhistory” and “sheer instinct” prizes.Gilchrist slammed an unbeaten double century in the first Test inJohannesburg and a whirlwind 138 not out in the second Test in Cape Townto send him to the top of the world rankings.The award covers the year from June 2001, during which Hayden was themost dominant opening batsmen in international cricket with fivecenturies.Past winners of the award, conducted by the Federation of InternationalCricketers Associations, were Australians Steve Waugh (1998) and GlennMcGrath (2000), West Indian Brian Lara (1999) and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower(2001).Australia’s Test and one-day squads and the Sri Lankan Test team werenominated for the international team of the Year award.Hayden and his opening partner Justin Langer also feature among thenominees for the place in history award for four double-century standsduring six Tests last summer.Teammate Shane Warne (6-161 from 70 overs during his 100th Testappearance) and New Zealand’s Nathan Astle (222 from 168 balls versusEngland) were also nominated.The sheer instinct award doesn’t include Gilchrist among the nomineesbut recognises Waugh for his century against England at The Oval,England’s Mark Butcher, Pakistan’s Waqar Younis and England all-rounderAndrew Flintoff.The four nominees for the young cricketer of the year award includeIndian batsman Virender Sehwag, English seamer Matthew Hoggard, WestIndian batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsmanKumar Sangakkara.Three former cricketers will be named at the dinner for induction in theFICA Hall of Fame that already has 55 players on its roll of honour.