Mumbai, Sep 2 - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka's explosive batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan have both been nominated in three different categories of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Awards 2009.

Both Dhoni and Dilshan have been nominated for the Cricketer and Test player of the year awards. Dhoni's name also features in the One-day International player of the year award while Dilshan is in the Twenty20 players' list.

The awards would be given during a glittering ceremony in Johannesburg, Oct 1. Eighteen players have been nominated in two categories.

The lists were announced at a function hosted by former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri and opening batsman Virender Sehwag - who has also been nominated for the ODI Player of the Year award - and ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat.

This year's ICC Awards includes eight individual prizes and also features the selection of the Test and ODI Teams of the Year and the award to the side that has adhered most to the Spirit of Cricket.

'The LG ICC Awards are an opportunity for the ICC and FICA to acknowledge and celebrate the remarkable performances of the world's top players,' said Lorgat.

'It is also a chance for followers of our great sport to reflect on some of the great cricketing feats they have witnessed over the past year. This will be the sixth time the awards have been handed out and yet again there are so many great performances to recall. Selecting the winners will no doubt test our selectors and voting academy,' he said.