The LG ICC Awards were held on 1 October 2009 in Johannesburg in South Africa before the semi-finals of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Nominations were announced in Mumbai in early September while shortlist was announced on 15 September. These awards were given on the performance of the players between 13 August 2008 and 24 August 2009 and were presented in association with Federation of International Cricketers' Associations. It takes into account performances by players and officials during this period for the game.

International Cricket Council has been hosting ICC Awards since 2004 and now is in its sixth year. The previous ones were held in London, Sydney, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Dubai. ICC awards Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year which is considered the most prestigious award in world cricket.

• Player of the Year: Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
• Test Player of the Year: Gautam Gambhir (India)
• ODI Player of the Year: MS Dhoni (India)
• Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Peter Siddle (Australia)
• Umpire of the Year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
• Women's Cricketer of the Year: Claire Taylor (England)
• Associate Player of the year: William Porterfield (Ireland)
• Spirit of Cricket: New Zealand national cricket team

• World Test XI: Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Andrew Strauss (Eng), AB de Villiers (SA), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Thilan Samaraweera (SL), Michael Clarke (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind, captain, wicket-keeper), Shakib Al Hasan (Ban), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Stuart Broad (Eng), Dale Steyn (SA)

• World one-day XI: Virender Sehwag (Ind), Chris Gayle (WI), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Martin Guptill (NZ), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind, captain, wicket-keeper), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Nuwan Kulasekara (SL), Shoaib Malik (Pak), Umar Gul (Pak), 12th man: Thilan Thushara (SL)

The fifth ICC awards ceremony was held in Dubai, U.A.E. on 10 September 2008. The Award of The Twenty20 International Performance of the Year inaugurated.

• Cricketer of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
• Test Player of the Year: Dale Steyn (South Africa)
• ODI Player of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)
• Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Yuvraj Singh (India)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
• Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
• Women's Cricketer of the Year: Charlotte Edwards (England)
• Associate Player of the year: Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
• Spirit of Cricket: Sri Lanka national cricket team

• World Test XI: Graeme Smith (SA, captain), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Mahela Jayawardene (SL), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Jacques Kallis (SA), Kumar Sangakkara (SL, wicket-keeper), Brett Lee (Aus), Ryan Sidebottom (Eng), Dale Steyn (SA), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), 12th man: Stuart Clark (Aus)

• World one-day XI: Herschelle Gibbs (SA), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Shoaib Malik(Pak), Andrew Symonds (Aus), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind, wicket-keeper), Farveez Maharoof (SL), Daniel Vettori (NZ), Brett Lee (Aus), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Nathan Bracken (Aus), 12th man: Salman Butt (Pak)

The fourth ICC awards ceremony held on 2007. The Award of Associate Player of the year inaugurated.

• Cricketer of the Year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• Test Player of the Year: Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
• ODI Player of the Year: Matthew Hayden (Australia)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Shaun Tait (Australia)
• Associate Player of the year: Thomas Odoyo (Kenya)
• Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
• Captain of the Year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• Women's Cricketer of the Year: Jhulan Goswami (India)
• Spirit of Cricket: Sri Lanka national cricket team

• World Test XI: Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Vaughan (Eng), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Michael Hussey (Aus), Kumar Sangakkara (SL, wicket-keeper), Stuart Clark (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Mohammad Asif (Pak), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), 12th man: Zaheer Khan (Ind)

• World one-day XI: Matthew Hayden (Aus), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Jacques Kallis (SA), Mark Boucher (SA, wicket-keeper), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Shane Bond (NZ), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Glenn McGrath (Aus), 12th man: Michael Hussey (Aus)

The third ICC awards ceremony was held in Mumbai, India on 3 November 2006, during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. The judging period was from 1 August 2005 to 8 August 2006, thus including three of the four Tests between Pakistan and England, and the Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka. For the first time, there was an award of Women's Cricketer of the Year and Captain of the Year.

• Cricketer of the Year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• Test Player of the Year: Ricky Ponting (Australia)
• ODI Player of the Year: Michael Hussey (Australia)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Ian Bell (England)
• Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
• Captain of the Year: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
• Women's Cricketer of the Year: Karen Rolton (Australia)
• Spirit of Cricket: English cricket team

• World Test XI: Matthew Hayden (Aus), Michael Hussey (Aus), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Rahul Dravid (Ind, captain), Mohammad Yousuf (Pak), Kumar Sangakkara (SL, wicket-keeper), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Shane Warne (Aus), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), Glenn McGrath (Aus), 12th man: Brett Lee (Aus)

• World one-day XI: Adam Gilchrist (Aus, wicket-keeper), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Ricky Ponting (Aus), Mahela Jayawardene (SL, captain), Yuvraj Singh (Ind), Michael Hussey (Aus), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Irfan Pathan (Ind), Brett Lee (Aus), Shane Bond (NZ), Muttiah Muralitharan (SL), 12th man: Andrew Symonds (Aus)

The second ICC awards ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia, on 11 October 2005. The judging period covered was from 1 August 2004, to 31 July 2005. This did not include the whole of the 2005 Ashes Series, since the final four matches of this series were played in August and September.

• Cricketer of the Year: Awarded jointly to Andrew Flintoff (England) and Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
• Test Player of the Year: Jacques Kallis (S Africa)
• ODI Player of the Year: Kevin Pietersen (England)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Kevin Pietersen (England)
• Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
• Spirit of Cricket: England

• World Test XI: Virender Sehwag (Ind), Graeme Smith (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Jacques Kallis (SA), Brian Lara (WI), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Adam Gilchrist (Aus, wicket-keeper), Shane Warne (Aus), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Glenn McGrath (Aus), 12th man: Anil Kumble (Ind)

• World one-day XI: Marvan Atapattu (SL, captain), Adam Gilchrist (Aus, wicket-keeper), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Kevin Pietersen (Eng), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Andrew Symonds (Aus), Daniel Vettori (NZ), Brett Lee (Aus), Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak), Glenn McGrath (Aus), 12th man: Jacques Kallis (SA)

2004 ICC Awards were held at Alexandra Palace, London on 7 September 2004. The 2004 ICC Awards were the inaugural episode and was aimed at recognizing the best individual and team performances of the previous year.

• Cricketer of the Year: Rahul Dravid (India)
• Test Player of the Year: Rahul Dravid (India)
• ODI Player of the Year: Andrew Flintoff (England)
• Emerging Player of the Year: Irfan Pathan (India)
• Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
• Spirit of Cricket: New Zealand

• World Test XI: Matthew Hayden (Aus), Herschelle Gibbs (SA), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Rahul Dravid (Ind), Brian Lara (WI), Jacques Kallis (SA), Adam Gilchrist (Aus, wicket-keeper), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Shane Warne (Aus), Jason Gillespie (Aus), Steve Harmison (Eng)

• World one-day XI: Adam Gilchrist (Aus, wicket-keeper), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), Chris Gayle (WI), Ricky Ponting (Aus, captain), Brian Lara (WI), Virender Sehwag (Ind), Jacques Kallis (SA), Andrew Flintoff (Eng), Shaun Pollock (SA), Chaminda Vaas (SL), Jason Gillespie (Aus)

Cricketer of the Year (2004 - Present)
ODI Player of the Year (2004 - Present)
Test Player of the Year (2004 - Present)
Emerging Player Award (2004 - Present)
Umpire of the Year Award (2004 - Present)
Spirit of Cricket Award (2004 - Present)
Captain of the ICC ODI Team (2006 - Present)
Woman's Player of the Year (2006 - Present)
Associate ODI Player of the Year (2007 - Present)
T20 International Performance of the Year (2008 - Present)
Captain of the ICC World Test Team(2009 - Present)

The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for cricket. The awards recognise and honour the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. The Awards has been institutionalized by International Cricket Council since 2004.