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Colombo:<\/strong> Kumar Sangakkara was tonight presented the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the prestigious LG ICC Awards, held at a glittering ceremony in Colombo. Sangakkara was also named in the ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year that were announced last month ahead of this evening\u2019s ceremony, while he also picked up the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award and the LG People\u2019s Choice trophy tonight in Colombo to round off a spectacular evening for the batsman.
 
Sangakkara was joined on the winners\u2019 list by India\u2019s Virat Kohli, who took the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year while West Indies\u2019 bowler Sunil Narine claimed his first ever ICC award after being named ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
 
Joining Narine on the winners list was fellow West Indian, Stafanie Taylor, who won the first ICC Women\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year award, while England\u2019s Sarah Taylor claimed the inaugural ICC Women\u2019s T20I Cricketer of the Year award.
 
Ireland\u2019s George Dockrell was named the Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year for the first time, the award recognises the contribution of the team below Full Member status make in the world of cricket.
 
New Zealand\u2019s Daniel Vettori received the ICC Spirit of Cricket award, while Kumar Dharmasena of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires won the David Shepherd Trophy for ICC Umpire of the Year for the first time.
 
In total there were 11 individual awards handed out, as well as the two ICC Teams of the Year \u2013 for Tests and ODIs.
 
The Twenty20 International Performance of the Year was won by Richard Levi for his 117 not out against New Zealand in Hamilton on 19 February 2012.
 
ICC President, Alan Isaac, said: \u201cI\u2019d like to congratulate all of tonight\u2019s winners who are all highly deserving of their awards. It\u2019s been a fantastic evening and I think a special congratulations is needed of course for Kumar Sangakkara who claimed a spectacular three awards this evening, including of course the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year.
 
\u201cI would also like to extend my thanks to all of those on the Selection Panel and the various Voting Academies who gave up their time to vote for this evening\u2019s awards.\u201d
 
The full list of winners is:<\/strong>
 
ICC Cricketer of the Year (winning the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) \u2013 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
ICC Test Cricketer of the Year \u2013 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
 
ICC Women\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year \u2013 Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)          
 
ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year \u2013 Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year \u2013 Sunil Narine (West Indies)
 
ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year \u2013 George Dockrell (Ireland)
ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year \u2013 Richard Levi (South Africa)
ICC T20I Women\u2019s Cricketer of the Year \u2013 Sarah Taylor (England)
ICC Spirit of Cricket Award \u2013 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy) \u2013 Kumar Dharmasena
 
LG People\u2019s Choice \u2013 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
 
ICC Test Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order):<\/strong>
Alastair Cook (Eng)
Hashim Amla (SA)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
Jacques Kallis (SA)
Michael Clarke (Aus \u2013 Captain)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
Matt Prior (Eng \u2013 Wicketkeeper)
Stuart Broad (Eng)
Saeed Ajmal (Pak)
Vernon Philander (SA)
Dale Steyn (SA)
12th Man \u2013 AB de Villiers (SA)
 
ICC ODI Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order):<\/strong>
Gautam Gambhir (Ind)
Alastair Cook (Eng)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
Virat Kohli (Ind)
MS Dhoni (Ind, wicketkeeper\/captain)
Michael Clarke (Aus)
Shahid Afridi (Pak)
Morne Morkel (SA)
Steven Finn (Eng)
Lasith Malinga (SL)
Saeed Ajmal (Pak)
12th Man \u2013 Shane Watson (Aus)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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