http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DL-Vettori-c1384 lifts Spirit of Cricket Award - Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, at Bulawayo
in November last year.
The match was heading to a close finish with the hosts needing 64 runs to win, with five wickets in hand. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Malcolm-Waller-c74039, at the non-striker’s
end, preventing him from running. The collision hindered the non-striker from taking the run, and in the meanwhile, the Kiwis wicketkeeper Reece Young took off the bails. However, Vettori immediately held up his hands to Young indicating that he had blocked
the non-striker, and the Kiwis did not appeal for the run out as well.
Vettori’s gesture was acknowledged by the 32-member jury ahead of South African duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898.
"It was the right thing to do at the time and we as a team try and play with the right spirit of cricket," said Vettori, the left-arm spinner after receiving the award from ICC president http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alan-Raymond-Isaac-c42771, in Colombo. "It's hard to define
the spirit of cricket, but go out on the field with the general mindset to play the game in the right way and always in the right frame of mind," he added further.
Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara returned as the most successful player of 2012 with three prestigious awards in his name, including Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and People’s Choice award.
India’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 bagged Emerging Cricketer of the
Year accolade.
Complete List of awards:
Cricketer of the Year:
Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)
Test Cricketer of the Year:
Kumar Sangakkara (SRI)
One-day Cricketer of the Year:
Virat Kohli (IND)
Women's One-day Cricketer of the Year:
Stafanie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 (WIS)
Women's Twenty20 Cricketer of the Year:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarah-Jane-Taylor-c88769 (ENG)
Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Dockrell-c59135 (IRL)
Emerging Cricketer of the Year:
Sunil Narine (WIS)
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Levi-c2315 (RSA) for his 117 not out off 51 balls v New Zealand
Spirit of Cricket Award:
Daniel Vettori (NZL)
People's Choice Award:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 (SRI)
Umpire of the Year:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Handunnettige-Deepthi-Priyantha-Kumar-Dharmasena-c61394 (SRI)
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