2012 in Review

Gurjot95

National Board President
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All right, now time to review all the cricketing action this year. Post in this format-

Batting Category
Best Batsman -
Best Youngster -
Most Improved Batsman -
Best Innings -
Failure of the year -

Bowling Category
Best Bowler -
Best Youngster -
Most Improved Bowler -
Best Innings -
Failure of the year -

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder -
Best All Round performance -

Team Category
Best Team -
Most Improved Team -
Decline of the year -
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) -

Misc
Best Tournament/Series -
Best match -
Most surprising/shocking incident -
Best Wicketkeeper -
Best Captain -
Best moment for your team -

Player of 2012 -
Emerging Player of 2012 -



I'll post my soon!
 

StinkyBoHoon

National Board President
Joined
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Location
Glasgow, Scotland
Batting Category
Best Batsman
- Amla just beats clarke for me as his tons came in away games.
Best Youngster - No idea, I suppose only williamson, warner, mathews and pujara qualify. they all have faults but I'll just give it to Pujara for being one of the only highlights in india's poor year.
Most Improved Batsman - Marlon Samuels made the windies batting a two man show for the first time in years.
Best Innings - for me Amla's 196 in Perth Clarke had been resolute and proved nearly impossible for the south african bowlers to deal with but the sheer brutality of that knock broke australia's resolve to give south africa the series.
Failure of the year - Tendulkar has limped through a disasterous year, perhaps the seeds of which were sown in australia when he was playing like india's best batsman but failed to convert a big score. the form simply got worse from there and he's struggled to make any sort of contribution. However, Bell, his hundred at the end of the year is a distraction on what has been an awful year and in some ways his utter failure to cope with any spinning conditions under mined the efforts england were making to adapt, so he gets the nod.


Bowling Category
Best Bowler - He still has a match to go and Herath has been quietly romping throught the year.
Best Youngster - Finn's already made his mark so I'll just give it to Trent Boult.
Most Improved Bowler - Panesar looked a different bowler in india, so often a disappointment he finally began to deliver. But Roach, didn't have the staunchest opponents but took a step towards becoming the leader the west indies needs.
Best Innings - don't think much compares with the demolition job Rehman's 6/25 in abu dhabi wrecked against england. made a target of 145 looking monumentous and england fans worried about chasing anything similar all year such was the scarring it left.
Failure of the year - Narine looked unable to deliver on the hype, even against bangladesh, however, having destroyed the west indies ashwin should have been licking his lips at getting stuck into england at home, instead he became a weak link in a bowling attack that already looked seriously under strength.


Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - this is difficult, Australia are back on track, it took a very committed performance from the saffers to peg them back at the end of the year, while, england started as the no.1 and lost it to south africa but from another perspective they started the year being destroyed by spin and by the end had beaten india in a 4 match series on spinning pitches. so England. West indies desrve some credit too for the World T20 win and Bangladesh seemed to step into contention in ODIs with a good performance in the asia cup and beating the windies.
Decline of the year - India, with the "wait 'til you come to india." threat in tatters 2013 is all about rebuilding.



didn't do the others as I felt I was covering old ground.
 
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sifter132

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Forgive me please short form advocates, but I'm doing my list based on Test cricket - the true and rightful king of cricket formats :p And yeah I've seen more of Australia than anyone else, so they'll be mentioned more...Stinky's also picked a few good ones that I support :thumbs

Batting Category
Best Batsman - Michael Clarke.
Best Youngster - Cheteshwar Pujara.
Most Improved Batsman - Marlon Samuels.
Best Innings - Dave Warner for his 180 vs India at Perth. Only 2 other guys in the Test made it past 50, yet Warner came out and pummelled the India pace quartet. 100 came off only 69 balls. Also liked Alastair Cook's 176 in first Test vs India when they were following on, probably best fighting innings of the year, even though India still won.
Failure of the year - Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman trio for India. Ricky Ponting's final series as well :(

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Too hard. Either Ajmal or Herath, maybe Siddle. The SA pace trio were pretty good too.
Best Youngster - Kemar Roach. I liked what I saw from Trent Boult as well.
Most Improved Bowler - Monty! Tim Southee as well has bowled a lot better.
Best Innings - Hmm, probably Tim Southee's 7/64 vs India. Not often you see those kind of figures in India for a paceman and it was quality stuff.
Failure of the year - Imran Tahir: 0/180 off 23 overs vs Australia at Adelaide. And 0/80 off 14 in the 2nd innings too...also got a wicket off a no ball, as a spinner - triple fail! Rest of his year wasn't fantastic either.

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder - Jacques Kallis - still the king.
Best All Round performance - Vernon Philander in that Test vs England where he made 60-odd and 30-odd with bat, and then took 5/30 to bowl out England in their 4th innings chase.

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa a smidge ahead of Australia and then England. England finished strong, but they lost 7 Tests this year. SA haven't lost a Test this year, but came very close in Australia.
Most Improved Team - SA and Eng haven't really improved, SL is treading water. Really has to be Australia or Pakistan. Maybe NZ if their pace bowling keeps improving. Need some batsmen though...
Decline of the year - India...
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) - Australia 8/10. Think they've done well in their home series vs India and SA (better than I'd hoped - particularly vs India). Away vs WI wasn't so impressive, but they still won 2-0. We aren't doing too bad considering there aren't a lot of stars in the Aussie side anymore.

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - None really stood out. I like the Eng-Pak series from earlier in the year. Probably the Aus-SA series though, had some fast scoring and obvious quality in the batting and bowling.
Best match - The Aus-SA Test draw in Adelaide. Went down to the wire and featured a bit of everything: almost 500 runs in a day and then a 5th day of defensive batting
Most surprising/shocking incident - The Kevin Pietersen affair...what a farce.
Best Wicketkeeper - No idea! All seems pretty even to me. I've seen mistakes this year from just about all of them. Best batting keeper is still Prior, although when de Villiers gets his game together he'll probably get that crown.
Best Captain - Michael Clarke
Best moment for your team - First Test of the year, beating India by an innings at Sydney, 329 for Clarke and a 2-0 lead in the series.

Player of 2012 - Michael Clarke
Emerging Player of 2012 - Cheteshwar Pujara
 

Anish.

Panel of Selectors
Joined
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Best Batsman - Michael Clarke
Best Youngster - Sunil Narine , the next Ajmal is on his way already , he already has a 5 wicket haul in tests
Most Improved Batsman - Virat Kohli
Best Innings - 300 from Amla against England
Failure of the year - Sachin Tendulkar , not much of runs . Without any runs he was bound not to get selected .

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Rangana Herath
Best Youngster - Trent Boult
Most Improved Bowler - Ishant Sharma
Best Innings - IDK
Failure of the year - Zaheer Khan

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder - Shane Watson
Best All Round performance - IDK

Team Category
Best Team - England
Most Improved Team - Sri Lanka
Decline of the year - India
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) - England 9

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - Eng VS Ind 2012
Best match - Eng VS Ind 2nd T20I
Most surprising/shocking incident - IDK
Best Wicketkeeper - Kumara Sangakkara
Best Captain - Graeme Smith
Best moment for your team - IDK

Player of 2012 - Michael Clarke
Emerging Player of 2012 - Sunil Narine
 

Haarithan

Chairman of Selectors
Joined
Aug 31, 2009
Location
India
Batting Category
Best Batsman - Michael Clarke, Hashim Amla and Alastair Cook
Best Youngster - Virat Kohli
Most Improved Batsman - Virat Kohli
Best Innings - Kevin Pietersen 149 v South Africa, Headingley
Failure of the year - Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Bopara

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Jimmy Anderson, Vernon Philander
Best Youngster - Steven Finn
Most Improved Bowler - Mitchell Starc
Best Innings - Jimmy Anderson v India, Nagpur
Failure of the year - Tim Bresnan

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa (Tests), England (ODIs)
Most Improved Team - Australia (Test), England (ODIs)
Decline of the year - India

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - India v England
Best match - Australia v South Africa, Adelaide
Most surprising/shocking incident - Kohli/Ashwin and co complaining about an umpiring decision when Jono Trott was actually not out. DRS?
Best Wicketkeeper - Matt Prior
Best Captain - Alastair Cook
Best moment for your team - Winning the series in India, obviously

Player of 2012 - Alastair Cook
Emerging Player of 2012 - Cheteshwar Pujara
 
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Satan666

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I'll just go with one category:

Failure of the year: Sachin Tendulkar by a mile I expected him to fail though, in 2013 he will also continue to fail.
 

icyman

ICC Chairman
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Batting Category
Best Batsman - Alastair Cook
Best Youngster - Cheteshwar Pujara
Most Improved Batsman - Nasir Jamshed
Best Innings - 311 by Hashim Amla
Failure of the year - Sachin Tendulkar

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Vernon Philander
Best Youngster - Tim Southee
Most Improved Bowler - Monty Panesar
Best Innings - Saeed Ajmal vs England in Dubai
Failure of the year - Entire Indian bowling lineup,more so the spinners

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - England in Tests and Bangladesh in ODIs
Decline of the year - India


Misc
Best Tournament/Series - Australia vs South Africa Test series
Best match - Final of T20 WC
Most surprising/shocking incident - Abu Hasan's 100 vs West Indies
Best Wicketkeeper - Mushfiqur Rahim
Best Captain -

Player of 2012 - Alastair Cook/ Hashim Amla
Emerging Player of 2012 - Cheteshwar Pujara
 

Andrin Issac

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Batting Category

Best Batsman - Brendon McCullum
Best Youngster - Cheteshwar Pujara
Most Improved Batsman - Virat Kohli
Best Innings - 311 by Hashim Amla
Failure of the year - Michael Hussey

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Graeme Swann
Best Youngster - R.Aswin
Most Improved Bowler - Monty Panesar
Best Innings - M.Panesar vs India (last match)
Failure of the year - Zaheer Khan

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - Newzealand
Decline of the year - India


Misc
Best Tournament/Series - Australia vs South Africa Test series
Best match - 1st semi final of T20 WC
Most surprising/shocking incident - B.McCullum's Century in T20 WC
Best Wicketkeeper - B.McCullum
Best Captain -

Player of 2012 - Virat Kohli
Emerging Player of 2012 - Cheteshwar Pujara
 

VC the slogger

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Here's my 2012 review :-

Batting Category

Best Batsmen: Michael Clarke & Hashim Amla
Best Youngster: Cheteshwar Pujara, Azhar Ali
Most Improved Batsman: Marlon Samuels
Best Innings (Tests): Kevin Pietersen's 149 vs South Africa in the 2nd Test at Headingley
Best Innings (ODIs): Virat Kohli's 133 off 86 balls against Sri Lanka at Hobart in the 2011/12 CB Series
Best Innings (T20s): Marlon Samuels' 78 off 56 balls vs Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup final at Colombo
Failure of the year: VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting

Bowling Category

Best Bowler: Dale Steyn
Best Youngster: Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult
Most Improved Bowler: Tim Southee
Best Innings (Tests): Morne Morkel's 6/23 vs New Zealand in the 3rd Test at Hamilton, Abdur Rehman's 6/25 vs England in the 2nd Test at Abu Dhabi, Tim Southee's 7/64 vs India in the 2nd Test at Bangalore
Best Innings (ODIs): Sunil Narine's 5/27 vs New Zealand at St Kitts, Mitchell Starc's 5/42 vs Pakistan at Sharjah
Failure of the year: Zaheer Khan, Daniel Vettori, Chris Martin

All Rounder Category

Best All Rounder: Jacques Kallis, Shane Watson
Best All Round performance: Can't think of any.

Team Category

Best Team: South Africa
Most Improved Team: Australia, West Indies
Decline of the year: India
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional): South Africa (9/10), England (7/10), Australia (7.5/10), Pakistan (6.5/10), Sri Lanka (6/10), West Indies (6.5/10), Zimbabwe (2/10), Bangladesh (3/10), New Zealand (3.5/10), India (4.5/10), Ireland (2.5/10), Afghanistan (2/10), Kenya (0/10), Netherlands (1/10), Scotland (2/10), Canada (1/10)

Misc

Best Tournament/Series: South Africa in Australia Test series 2012/13
Best match: England vs South Africa, 3rd Test at Lord's; West Indies vs Australia, 1st Test at Barbados; New Zealand vs South Africa, 3rd T20I at Auckland
Most surprising/shocking incident: Mark Boucher's career-ending freak eye injury, Deaths of Tom Maynard, Runako Morton & Tony Greig
Best Wicket-keeper: Matt Prior
Best Captain: Michael Clarke, Alastair Cook
Best moment for your team: South Africa beating England to become the No.1 Test team, West Indies winning the T20 World Cup 2012, Australia beating India 4-0 in the Border-Gavaskar Test series, England winning a Test series in India for the first time since the 1984/85 season

Player of 2012: Michael Clarke
Emerging Player of 2012: Mitchell Starc
 
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koeloe

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Batting Category
Best Batsman - Hashim Amla
Best Youngster - Cheteshwar Pujara
Most Improved Batsman - Marion Samuels
Best Innings - Faf du Plessis's knock vs Australia in Adelaide 110*. Brilliant
Failure of the year - Sachin Tendulkar

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Herath
Best Youngster -Mitchell Stark
Most Improved Bowler - Monty Panesar
Best Innings - Sajeed Ajmal 7/55 vs England in Dubai
Failure of the year - Imran Tahir-Horrible

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder -Jacques Kallis

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - Probably Australia, or maybe West Indies if you take T20 in account.
Decline of the year -India
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) -South Africa-9 haven't lost a test all year, and was mostly away. pretty impressive

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - SA vs Australia test series
Best match - SA vs Australia 2nd test Adelaide
Most surprising/shocking incident -Death of Tony Greig
Best Wicketkeeper - AB de Villiers
Best Captain - Graeme Smith
Best moment for your team - Series victories in England and Australia for South Africa

Player of 2012 - Hashim Amla
Emerging Player of 2012 - Faf du Plessis :cheers
 

bigred

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Batting Category
Best Batsman - Hashim Amla
Best Youngster - Azhar Ali
Most Improved Batsman - Marlon Samuels
Best Innings - Kevin Pietersen in Mumbai
Failure of the year -Ravi Bopara. Looked as though he'd got himself together in the ODI's against the Aussies. Then lost it once again.

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Ajmal or Philander
Best Youngster - Umesh Yadav
Most Improved Bowler - Monty Panesar
Best Innings - Rehman ripping through England in Abu Dhabi
Failure of the year - Imran Tahir

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder - Always Kallis
Best All Round performance - Most of Kallis' games. Superhuman!

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - England
Decline of the year - India
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) - 7/10 England

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi was strangely exciting.
Best match - Lords test between England and South Africa.
Most surprising/shocking incident - England's chase in the second test against Pakistan.
Best Wicketkeeper - Matt Prior
Best Captain - Darren Sammy
Best moment for your team - Winning the series in India. Never thought it would happen.

Player of 2012 - Hashim Amla
Emerging Player of 2012 - James Pattinson
 

Sulaiman7

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Batting Category
Best Batsman - Michael Clarke
Best Youngster - Virat Kohli
Most Improved Batsman - Cheteshwar Pujara , Mohammad Hafeez , Nasir Jamshed
Best Innings - Michael Clarke's triple ton
Failure of the year - Sachin Tendulkar

Bowling Category
Best Bowler - Dale Steyn
Best Youngster - Mitchell Starc
Most Improved Bowler - Mohammad Hafeez
Best Innings - SL Malinga 7/6
Failure of the year - Zaheer Khan , Daniel Vettori

All Rounder Category
Best All Rounder - Mohammad Hafeez
Best All Round performance - Shoaib Malik 29/5 , 57 of 50 balls (T20)

Team Category
Best Team - South Africa
Most Improved Team - Pakistan
Decline of the year - New Zealand
Rate your team (/10) with description (optional) - Pakistan (10/10) , Paksitan has improved a lot this year , they've proved that Pakistan can defeat any team whether they're stronger or weaker than them . Mohammad Hafeez has improved a lot , his bowling last year has been facinating as well as batting , Nasir Jamshed's batting has also improved and now he has the abillity to stay on the pitch for a long time . Saeed Ajmal's deliverys are now perfected and he can bowl doosra which is a very big threat for the batsmen especially the left handers . Junaid Khan is quite an interesting youngester and is very fun to watch as he picks 2-3 wickets in almost every match . Shoaib Malik's all round performance was absolutley brilliant . Kamran Akmal batted well in the t20 world cup but was one of the failure in odi's. Umar Akmal , another massive hitter of the bowl was marvelous , this was the best year in his life . Misbah Ul Haq lead Pakistan to victory a lot of times as he made fifties , the best thing I like in him is that he gives youngsters a chance to bat and he bats at the lower order but still he stays on pitch .

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - T20 World Cup
Best match - Pak vs India , 1st t20
Most surprising/shocking incident - Yuvraj Singh putting down a catch in Pak vs India series
Best Wicketkeeper - AB De Villiers
Best Captain - Michael Clarke
Best moment for your team - Approach to semi finals in the world cup

Player of 2012 - Michael Clarke
Emerging Player of 2012 - Mitchell Starc
 
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spooony

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Best Batsman - Michael Clarke/Hasim Amla. THey share it because Amla dominated both forms of the game with the bat

Best Youngster - David Warner

Most Improved Batsman - Faf Du Plessis

Best Innings - Faf Du Plessis 110* vs Australia

Failure of the year - Ricky Ponting

Bowling Category

Best Bowler - Vernon Philander, 43 wickets at 21.11

Best Youngster - Mitchell Starc

Most Improved Bowler - Morne Morkel

Best Innings - Philander 5 for 30 vs England 3rd test

Failure of the year - Imran Tahir

All Rounder Category

Best All Rounder - Jacques Kallis

Best All Round performance - Jacques Kallis 2/19, 58, 46 vs Australia and second 46 came on 1 leg.

Team Category

Best Team -South Africa
Most Improved Team - South Africa
Decline of the year - India
Rate your team (/10)
South Africa 10/10. Test programme for the year is complete: Played ten. Lost 0.

Misc
Best Tournament/Series - South Africa vs England test series
Best match -SA vs England 3rd test
Most surprising/shocking incident -Watching the javelin throwers aka spin bowlers throwing batsman out

Best Wicketkeeper - AB de Villiers

Best Captain - Graeme Smith

Best moment for your team -Creaming the English and Aussies in their own back yard

Player of 2012 - Michael Clarke
Emerging Player of 2012 - Faf Du Plessis
 

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