Azam was also adjudged the White-ball Cricketer of the Year after averaging 110.5 and 55.2 in the ODIs and T20Is respectively. In the four Tests played during the year, he scored 338 runs at an average of 67.6
Virat Kohli has been nominated for all five men's categories -- the best overall player, best in all three formats and also for the spirit of ICC award
Quinton de Kock is only the sixth player to win CSA's Cricketer Of The Year Award after Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Kagiso Rabada
Vinesh Phogat, who is the lone woman wrestler to have qualified for the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics, had missed out on Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna last year with fellow grappler Bajrang Punia getting the prestigious award
While Rohit Sharma's name has been sent for India's highest sporting honour - Khel Ratna, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma have been nominated for Arjuna Award
Quinton de Kock and Lungi Ngidi have both been nominated in three categories - South Africa Men's Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year and T20 Cricketer of the Year
The BCCI office-bearers are expected to zero in on nominations for the men's and women's categories later this month but Jasprit Bumrah's stupendous performance in the last four years makes him the most worthy candidate
Acting on the Sports Ministry's directive to send nominations for this year's sports awards, the AIFF did not have much trouble in finalising the names
The process for national sports awards nomination usually begins in April, but this time, it was pushed to May due to coronavirus lockdown, which is into its third phase