Spinner R Ashwin said on Thursday, that the decision to attend the ICC Awards was one that needed to be made by authorities (Board of Control for Cricket in India) rather than the team. Speaking at a press conference on the eve of the final ODI against England, Ashwin said that if left to the players, a rest would have been preferred in any case.

The Indian cricket board on Thursday, refused to comment on the team's no-show at the International Criket Council's (ICC) award function in London three days ago.

Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has dedicated his third consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year award to the flood and dengue disease victims in Pakistan.

The controversy over Team India skipping the ICC Annual Awards in London refuses to die. According to fresh reports, the Indian cricket team was asked to skip the ICC awards by a senior BCCI official.

Haroon Lorgat, ICC CEO, has lashed out at the Indian cricket team for giving the ICC Annual Awards function a miss on Monday night.

Indian cricketers were conspicuous by their absence at the ICC Annual Awards with the team manager claiming that the invitation came far too late even though a few of the side's players were there in the list of the nominees.

The Indian cricket team's summer of discontent in the longest format of the game was reflected in the ICC 'Test Team of the Year' in which senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar was the only player from the country to make the cut.

Jonathan Trott was named as the ICC's 2011 cricketer of the year on Monday, capping a superb 12 months that saw the No. 3 batsman become the bedrock of England's team in both the Test and one-day formats.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the Spirit of the Cricket Award at the ICC Annual Awards 2011 for calling back Ian Bell in the Trent Bridge Test.

Former West Indies pace bowler Curtly Ambrose has been chosen for the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. The much-feared right-arm bowler played for the Caribbean team between 1988 till his retirement in 2000.