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The first Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 and then every four years since. The tournament was usually played by full ICC member nations. The ICC conceived the idea of the Champions Trophy – a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries, with the first two tournaments being held in Bangladesh and Kenya.
The 2008 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Previous events were held in London ( 2004 ), Sydney ( 2005 ), Mumbai ( 2006 ) and Johannesburg ( 2007 ). [ 1 ] The ICC had been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and was into its fifth year.
In late 2006 he helped the team to their first ever ICC Champions Trophy victory, after four previously failed attempts and followed this with a 5–0 whitewash in the 2006–07 Ashes Series, the first since the 1920–21 Series. In 2007 his team won their third consecutive world cup.
In cricket, a player is said to have scored a century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. [1] The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International (ODI) tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), [2] and is considered the second most significant after the World Cup. [3]
Australia were due to play in the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan between 12 September and 28 September, however due to security concerns from several nations, the tournament was postponed until October 2009. [2]
He was a key part of the Sri Lankan squads which won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and 2014 T20 World Cup. Sangakkara played mostly as a wicket-keeper-batter and is generally regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batters in cricket history. [1]
They won their first international trophy, the ICC World Cup, in 1992, and then won the Asia Cup in 2000. They saw increased success in the 21st century, winning the T20 World Cup in 2009, the Asia Cup in 2012, and ICC Champions Trophy in 2017.
In January 2021, the ICC introduced "Player of the Month" awards to recognise cricketers, male and female, that performed best across all forms of international cricket each month. Nominees and winners are determined by an ICC panel of ex-players and journalists, with a public vote having a 10% contribution to the final results. [61] [62] [63]