Dravid gets Cricket for Good award

Honoured for mentoring India's Olympic hopefuls


The 20-year dream

The Cricketer of the Generation: Sachin Tendulkar's career in cricket has been a testimony to his unflagging love for the game. By Martin Crowe


Shikhar takes the stage

Test batting winner: An incandescent debut from a player on his way towards becoming a domestic workhorse


Death by the cathedral

Test bowling winner: On a docile Adelaide drop-in, Mitchell Johnson set his side on course to win back the Ashes


Pedal to the metal

ODI batting winner: The third double-century in ODIs was scored by Rohit Sharma, a batsman not exactly known for his consistency


Afridi's mysterious freakery

ODI bowling winner: In Georgetown he employed indescribable bowling to achieve a feat of statistical ridiculousness


The upright seamer

Debutant of the year: Mohammed Shami injected a much-needed dose of pace into the Indian attack. Will he able to replace Zaheer Khan as its leader?


A South Africa show

Statsguru Awards: The players of 2013, as decided by the numbers. Starring Steyn, de Villiers, Bailey, Ajmal, and Kohli


A four-decade labour of love

Contribution to Cricket award: Four decades ago, Tarak Sinha set up a cricket club in Delhi that has since passed into the realm of legend


  • 'Tendulkar the reason for India's population boom?'
  • 'Depth of cricket over last 20 years was exceptional'
  • 'Warne blinded batsmen with his drift' - Tendulkar
  • 'When I think batting, I think about smashing the ball' - Tendulkar
  • Mohammed Shami: winner, debutant of the year
  • Mitchell Johnson: winner, Test bowling performance of 2013
  • Shikhar Dhawan: winner, best Test batting performance of 2013
  • Shahid Afridi: winner, best ODI bowling performance of 2013
  • Rohit Sharma: winner, best ODI batting performance of 2013
Jury
  • Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka allrounder; commentator
  • Sambit Bal
    Editor in chief, ESPNcricinfo
  • Ian Bishop
    Former West Indies bowler; commentator
  • Daniel Brettig
    Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
  • Mark Butcher
    Former England batsman
  • Ian Chappell
    Former Australia captain; commentator
  • Brydon Coverdale
    Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
  • Martin Crowe
    Former New Zealand captain; cricket columnist
  • Daryll Cullinan
    Former South Africa batsman; commentator
  • George Dobell
    Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
  • Rahul Dravid
    Former India batsman; commentator
  • Andrew Fernando
    Sri Lanka correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
  • David Hopps
    UK editor, ESPNcricinfo
  • Mohammad Isam
    Bangladesh correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
  • Jarrod Kimber
    Writer and producer for ESPNcricinfo
  • Sanjay Manjrekar
    Former India batsman; commentator and presenter
  • Sidharth Monga
    Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo
  • Firdose Moonda
    South Africa correspondent, ESPNcricinfo
  • Mark Nicholas
    Former Hampshire captain; commentator and presenter
  • Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain and administrator; commentator
  • Osman Samiuddin
    Sportswriter at the National
  • Sharda Ugra
    Senior editor, ESPNcricinfo

About The Awards

The ESPNcricinfo Awards recognise the best individual batting and bowling performances in cricket over the calendar year. They are voted on by an independent jury of former cricketers, commentators, and ESPNcricinfo's senior writers. Previous winners have included Dale Steyn, Virender Sehwag, Shahid Afridi and Kumar Sangakkara.

ESPNcricinfo@20 Cricketer of the Generation

A high-powered jury of cricketers, current and past, cricket writers and commentators picks the player of the last 20 years to cap ESPNcricinfo's 20th anniversary celebrations.

Contribution to Cricket award

This award, the winner of which is nominated by Rahul Dravid, recognises significant contributions to cricket in a non-playing role.

Statsguru Awards

Which batsman was the most consistent over the year? Who was the best bowler in the third and fourth innings? The Statsguru Awards go beyond runs scored, wickets taken, or averages, and are the result of detailed data analyses of performances. ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball data analysis of every international game has answers to these queries and more.