India's flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh became the inaugural winner of the Twenty20 International Performance of the Year Award in recognition of his amazing six sixes in one over during the ICC World Twenty20 2007 in South Africa.
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It beat off competition from his team-mate Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chris Gayle of the West Indies and Australia's Brett Lee.
This new award highlights the most impressive performances by players in Twenty20 Internationals during the 12-month voting period and it marks the advent of this exciting new format of the game at international level.
Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis piped Ishant Sharma of India to win the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award at the LG ICC Awards in Dubai. The mystery tweaker has exploded on to the international scene and taken the world by storm with his mesmerising brand of spin bowling.
The Associate Player of the Year for 2008 went to Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate.
Sri Lankan team also won the ICC 'Spirt of Cricket' award for second year in row. Australia's Simon Taufel won the ICC Umpire of the Year award for fifth year in the row.
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