Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers; NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics; NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics; NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award: Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio Spurs; NBA Most Improved Player Award: Hedo Türkoğlu, Orlando Magic
The second recipient, MS Dhoni, is the former captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in 2008, but due to security concerns it shifted to South Africa. [3] It was the sixth ICC Champions Trophy, and was previously known as the ICC Knock-out. Two teams from two groups of four qualified for the semi-finals, and the final was staged in Centurion on 5 October.
The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009. [1] The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event. [2]
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.
Johnson then played in the Australian 2006 ICC Champions Trophy team and in the group A match against England where he took 3/40, including the wicket of Kevin Pietersen. Johnson was chosen to be in the squad for the first Ashes Test beginning on 23 November 2006, but was 12th man in all of the games.
Gayle was named Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, where the West Indies nearly defended the title they won in 2004, being defeated in the final by Australia. Gayle scored three centuries and totalled 474 runs, 150 more than any other batsman, and also took eight wickets in as many matches.