Ponting tops ICC Awards, Jhulan Goswami wins it for India

Australian captain Ricky Ponting received the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the "Player of the Year" from ICC President Ray Marli at the ICC Awards in Johannesburg. He also received the "Captain of the Year" award. Ponting was named captain of both the ICC Test and ODI teams of the year. Matthew Hayden was named the "One-day Player of the Year" and fast bowler Shaun Tait, won the "Emerging player's Award". Simon Taufel was declared the best umpire for the fourth year in a row.

Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf bagged the "Test Player of the Year Award" for scoring 944 runs in 10 innings. Mahela Jayawardene's Sri Lanka won the Spirit Of Cricket award, while Thomas Odoyo of Kenya was named the player of the year among non-Test nations. For India, the only solace is Jhulan Goswami, who won the "Women's Player of the Year" award. Sachin Tendulkar got a place in the ICC ODI team of the year for his consistent performance.