ESPN Cricinfo Awards

[whats_at_stake]

These were released about two weeks or so ago.

ESPNCricinfo Awards (note they are for individual performances)

Test batting: Sehwag (293 against Sri Lanka)
Test bowling: Taylor (5/11 against England)

ODI batting: Tendulkar (175 against Australia)
ODI bowling: Afridi (6/38 against Australia)

Twenty20 batting: Gayle (88 against Australia in WC)
Twenty20 bowling: Gul (5/6 against New Zealand in WC

Also there was a Statsguru category with awards based purely on statistics using a formula and no jury.

Batsmen of the year: Gambhir
Bowler of the year: Broad

Test batsmen of the year: Gambhir
Test bowler of the year: Johnson

ODI batsmen of the year: Sehwag
ODI bowler of the year: Anderson

Most consistent Test batsmen: Watson
Most runs in Test wins: Dilshan
ODI opening batting pair of the year: McCullum/Ryder

http://www.cricinfo.com/awards2009/content/story/448835.html

Interesting to also note they did a readers vote and they came up with the same results barring the Twenty20 performance of the year which they gave to Dilshan's 96* against WI in the WC.

http://www.cricinfo.com/awards2009/content/story/448897.html

Comments?

 

[Ill Chicken]

I thought Dilshan's 160 chasing India's 419 was more worthy than Tendulkar's 175. Tendulkar had the game and gave it back.

 

[BluesInTheSky]

Anything to run down Tendulkar or put everything he does down. He has an average of 90 in his last 11 innings. Only a legend can play 21 years of top fligh sport and still break 95% of records.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Anything to run down Tendulkar or put everything he does down. He has an average of 90 in his last 11 innings. Only a legend can play 21 years of top fligh sport and still break 95% of records.

What does that have to do with the games mentioned?

 

[Ill Chicken]

Coventry's 194 not out and Iqbal's 150 in the same match were more deserving as well, but hey two minnows play, no one gives a crap.

 

[BluesInTheSky]

lol ok whateve you say.

 

[Ill Chicken]

Exactly, you're bias towards Tendulkar in a dead rubber but can't accept three innings that all took place in a live series that were all equally credible.