Chanderpaul, Jayawardene, Steyn lead ICC awards nominees

NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (AFP) West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene and South African Dale Steyn are set to dominate the fifth ICC awards night Wednesday. brThe three were nominated for both the cricketer of the year and the Test player of the year awards that will be announced at a gala dinner in Dubai, the headquarters of the International Cricket Council. brSouth African captain Graeme Smith was the fourth nominee for the cricketer of the year, while team-mate Jacques Kallis completed the list for the Test player of the year. brNone of the four nominees for the cricketer of the year have won the award before, meaning a new name will be inscribed on the prestigious Garfield Sobers Trophy. brPast winners include India's Rahul Dravid (2004), England's Andrew Flintoff and Kallis (joint winners in 2005), and Australia captain Ricky Ponting (2006 and 2007). brThe nominees were announced by ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat here Monday. brIndia's Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been nominated for two prizes, the one- day player of the year and the Twenty20 International performance of the year after leading India to victory in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa. brIndian paceman Ishant Sharma will compete with Sri Lanka's mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, England all-rounder Stuart Broad and South African fast bowler Morne Morkel for the Emerging Player award. brSimon Taufel of Australia could win a fifth successive umpire of the year award after being nominated alongside Mark Benson of England, Aleem Dar of Pakistan, Steve Davis of Australia and South African Rudi Koertzen. brList of nominees for the International Cricket Council's awards for 2008 announced here Monday. brThe winners will be named at the awards ceremony in Dubai on September 10. brCricketer of the year brS Chanderpaul (WIS) brMahela Jayawardene (SRI) brGraeme Smith (RSA) brDale Steyn (RSA) brTest player of the year brS Chanderpaul (WIS) brMahela Jayawardene (SRI) brJacques Kallis (RSA) brDale Steyn (RSA) brOne-day player of the year brNathan Bracken (AUS) brM Singh Dhoni (IND) brSachin Tendulkar (IND) brMohammad Yousuf (PAK) brEmerging player of the year brStuart Broad (ENG) brAjantha Mendis (SRI) brMorne Morkel (RSA) brIshant Sharma (IND) brAssociate player of the year brRyan ten Doeschate (NED) brAlex Obanda (KEN) brNiall O'Brien (IRL) brThomas Odoyo (KEN) brT20 int’l performance of the year brChris Gayle (WIS) brMahendra Singh Dhoni (IND) brBrett Lee (AUS) brYuvraj Singh (IND) brWomen's player of the year brNicola Browne (NZL) brCharlotte Edwards (ENG) brLisa Sthalekar (AUS) brClaire Taylor (ENG) brSpirit of Cricket award brBangladesh brNew Zealand brSri Lanka brWest Indies brUmpire of the year brMark Benson (ENG) brAleem Dar (PAK) brSteve Davis (AUS) brRudi Koertzen (RSA) brSimon Taufel (AUS)