- It aims to honor the best international cricket players who performed excellently in the cricket sport of the previous 12 months i.e. from 1st Jan to 31st Jan 2021.
- Below is the list of winners in each category:
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Smriti Mandhana (India)
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
- ICC Umpire of the Year: Marais Erasmus
- ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
- ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year: Tammy Beaumont (England)
- ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Janneman Malan (South Africa)
- ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Fatima Sana (Pakistan)
- ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)
- ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year: Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)
- ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (Pakistan)
- ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
- ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year: Joe Root (England)
