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Mumbai, Oct 23: Captain Rahul Dravid and left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh are the two Indians left in the fray after shortlisting of players for the ICC's annual awards, to be announced on November 3.
Dravid, winner of the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards in 2004, is in the running for the Captain of the Year honour while Yuvraj, scorer of 1,496 runs in the period under consideration for the awards, is in contention for the ODI Player of the Year award.
While Dravid, who was in the long list of nominees for Test and ODI Cricketer of the Year as well as Cricketer of the Year awards, compatriot Irfan Pathan was in the first list for ODI player of the Year along with Yuvraj.
Dravid has been omitted for other three awards while Pathan has been ignored for the ODI Player of the Year. However, India is in the fray for the Spirit of Cricket award while Anjum Chopra is vying for honours in Woman Cricketer of the Year category. ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed released the names of the shortlisted players at a media conference yesterday. (Agencies)
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