The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may not like it, but a player to have participated in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) is in contention for the International Cricket Councils (ICC) annual awards.

Irelands Niall OBrien is among the four shortlisted for the Associate Player of the Year award, one for players only from the associate member countries of the ICC. The wicketkeeper batsman played for Delhi Giants in the ICL 20-20 in December last year. He was also Man of the Match in