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The Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell has been named England's men Cricketer of the Year 2013-2014 for his outstanding performances in the Ashes series victory over Australia last summer. Bell , 32, became the first briton in 27 years to achieve a landmark of making three consecutive centuries and two fifties during England's 3-0 home Ashes win. “It means a lot (to win the award),” Bell told ecb.co.uk . “Over the years I’ve seen some really good England players win this award and some friends as well so it is nice to finally get up there and win one myself.” England middle-order batsman Ian Bell has scored 6722 runs in 98 Tests at 45.41 avg and scored 4832 runs in 146 ODI's at 37.16 avg. Elsewhere, England women's captain Charlotte Edwards won the women’s cricketer of the year. While England U-19s skipper Will Rhodes (Development Programme cricketer) and Stephen George (disability cricketer of the year) also win awards for excellence.

The Right-handed batsman Ian Bell has been added to the England 's T20 squad for the three-match series in West Indies , staring in Barbados on 9 March. The 31-year-old Warwickshire batsman has played seven T20's with an average of 29.16 for his country. However, Ian Bell was not selected in the upcoming ICC World Twenty20 . England v West Indies T20 Schedule 09 March: 1st T20 11 March: 2nd T20 13 March: 3rd T20 All matches will be played in Barbados, 18:30 GMT England Twenty20 Squad: Stuart Broad (Captain), Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Stephen Parry, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.

Ian Bell has been recalled to the England squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. England one-day squad : Alastair Cook (capt), Ian Bell, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jade Dernbach, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Jonathan Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Trott England Twenty20 squad : Stuart Broad (capt), Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Bairstow, Ravi Bopara, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Jade Dernbach, Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann Fixtures: 1st ODI on Jun 16 at Southampton 2nd ODI on Jun 19 at The Oval 3rd ODI on Jun 22 at Headingley T20 on Jun 24 at Trent Bridge

England All-rounder Tim Bresnan has been added in one-day and Twenty20 squads. While Ian Bell has been dropped from the limited over series. 21-year-old Buttler, hard-hitting player from Somerset has also been included in the 16-member one-day squad. National selector Geoff Miller said " We have selected two squads that include both experienced international players and younger players who have performed strongly for England Lions in recent months and deserve an opportunity to further test themselves against quality opposition ." " Playing against Pakistan in the UAE will be challenging but it is important that these players continue to develop their skills so that we are able to make strides in limited-overs cricket, particularly on the subcontinent ."  England ODI squad : Alastair Cook (captain), Jonny Bairstow, James Anderson, Danny Briggs, Ravi Bopara, Steve Finn, Stuart Broad, Eoin Morgan, Tim Bresnan, Craig Kieswetter, Jade Dernbach, Kevin Pieters...

Rahul dravid is the only Indian cricketer, who found a place in ESPN cricinfo Test-11 team of the year 2011, while five players, including Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni were chosen for the ESPN cricinfo ODI XI. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar could not find a place in any team. England players dominated ESPN cricinfo Test XI, because there are six players of England in the squad featuring Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Kevin Pietersen , Ian Bell and Matt Prior . Other players are two players from Pakistan, opener batsman Mohammed Hafeez and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal. Darren Bravo from West Indies and fast bowler Dale Steyn from South Africa. In the ODI X1, Virender Sehwag has been chosen as opener who recently scored the highest individual 219 runs against the West Indies. Test XI Squad: Mohammad Hafeez, Alastair Cook, Rahul Dravid, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Darren Bravo, Saeed Ajmal, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn and James Anderson ODI XI Squa...