Top women's player to be recognised at this year's ICC Awards

Dubai, Aug 17 (UNI) Outstanding performances by women players will be recongnised at this year's ICC Awards for the first time and a woman Cricketer of the Year will be chosen by a voting academy signalling breaking of another glass-ceiling in the gentlemen's game.

According to the ICC, the Women's Cricketer of the Year, as chosen by a voting academy of 12 leading former players and influential figures in the women's game including members of the media, will be named during the ceremony, which this year will take place in Mumbai on October 23.

The women's voting academy includes six national captains among a total of seven former players as well as female journalists and commentators and a leading administrator.

Noted sports journalist Sonali Chandra and former India captain Diana Edulji have been nominated from the country in the voting academy.

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