Zaheer, Kumble, Yuvraj in ICC awards list

MUMBAI, August 28: This will come as a rude shock for the celebrated Indian batting line-up: The two Indians nominated for the ICC best Test player of the year award do not bear the initials RD, SRT, SCG or VVS. Instead, paceman Zaheer Khan and leg-spinner Anil Kumble have made the cut from India.
Another revealing indictment of how poorly the Indian batsmen have performed in the adjudicating period — August 9, 2006 to August 8, 2007, is that only one of them, Yuvraj Singh, features in the nominees for the best ODI player of the year.The ICC announced the nominees here on Tuesday.
The Indian women's team has done one better than last year. Last year, Anjum Chopra was the only nominee. This year, all-rounder Rumeli Dhar and pacer Jhulan Goswami have been nominated.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and Ricky Ponting lead the award nominations with both being nominated for Cricketer of the Year, ODI player of the year, Test player of the year and Captain of the Year awards.
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns are among the judges.
Test Player Of The Year: Mohammad Asif (Pak), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Stuart Clark (Aus), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardane (SL), Zaheer Khan (Ind), Anil Kumble (Ind), Brian Lara (WI), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Monty Panesar (Eng), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Ryan Sidebottom (Eng), Shane Warne (Aus), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak)
ODI Player: Shane Bond (NZ), Mark Boucher (SA), Nathan Bracken (Aus), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Stuart Clark (Aus), Michael Clarke (Aus), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Jacques Kallis (SA), Brett Lee (Aus), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Jacob Oram (NZ), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Mohammed Yousuf (Pak)
Emerging Player: Ravi Bopara (Eng), Shakib Al Hasan (Bang), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Mushfiqur Rahim (Bang), Shaun Tait (Aus), Ross Taylor (NZ), Chris Tremlett (Eng)
Cricketer of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Jacques Kallis (SA), Shaun Pollock (SA), Glenn McGrath (Aus), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), Mohammed Yousuf (Pak)
Captain of the Year: Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Ricky Ponting (Aus)