Sunday, March 16, 2014

Sachin Tendulkar voted Cricketer of the Generation

Sachin Tendulkar on 14 March 2014 was voted as the Cricketer of the Generation by a 50-member jury that comprised current and former cricketers and journalists. To win the award, Sachin defeated his competitors spin legend Shane Warne and all-rounder Jacques Kallis. 

Other titles for 2013 in the annual ESPNcricinfo Awards

• Test bowling title for 2013 - Mitchell Johnson 
• ODI bowling award – Shahid Afridi, he won under the same category for 2009 
• Test batting award – Shikhar Dhawan for his knocking 187 runs on debut against Australia in Mohali in 2013
• ODI batting performance of the year – Rohit Sharma for his ODI double-century in Bangalore, against Australia
• The Debutant of the Year (new category) – Mohammed Shami of India
• Contribution to Cricket Award (new category) – Tarak Sinha, head coach of the Sonnet Cricket Club in Delhi,
• Cricket for Good award – Rahul Dravid for mentoring the junior and Paralympic athletes in India
• Batsman of the Year, Best Test Batsman, and Most Consistent Batsman – AB de Villiers
• Bowler of the Year and the Best Test Bowler – Dale Steyn

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