<p>Tendulkar, who had scored an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, will be competing with compatriots Virender Sehwag and young Virat Kohli apart from seven other players.</p>.<p>India's ever reliable VVS Laxman has earned the nomination for the best Test batsman and out of a total of 10 nominations, the stylish Hyderabadi features in three.|<br /><br />His fantastic knocks -- 73 not out against Australia in Mohali, 103 not out against Sri Lanka in Colombo and 96 against South Africa in Durban -- make him one of the favourites for the award.<br /><br />Sehwag has also been nominated in this category for his fighting 109-run knock against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle.<br /><br />Young left-hander Suresh Raina has been nominated in the best Twenty20 batsmen category for his whilrwind 101 against South Africa during the World Twenty20 at St Lucia.<br /><br />Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra is in the running for the best ODI bowler award for his four-wicket effort against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final in Dambulla.</p>.<p>India's spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh in competing in the best Test bowling performance category for his five for 59 against South Africa in the second Test at Kolkata.<br /><br />However, no Indian bowler could earn a nomination for the best Twenty20 bowling performance.<br /><br />In the best ODI batsman category, Sehwag also finds a nomination for his 110-run knock against New Zealand in Dambulla on a tricky, bowling-friendly pitch.<br /><br />Kohli found his nomination on the basis of his 118-run innings against Australia in Visakhapatnam where India was set a target of 290 and had stumbled to 35 for two.<br />But with his gritty knock and help from Yuvraj Singh and Raina, Kohli put India back on track. <br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Tendulkar, who had scored an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, will be competing with compatriots Virender Sehwag and young Virat Kohli apart from seven other players.</p>.<p>India's ever reliable VVS Laxman has earned the nomination for the best Test batsman and out of a total of 10 nominations, the stylish Hyderabadi features in three.|<br /><br />His fantastic knocks -- 73 not out against Australia in Mohali, 103 not out against Sri Lanka in Colombo and 96 against South Africa in Durban -- make him one of the favourites for the award.<br /><br />Sehwag has also been nominated in this category for his fighting 109-run knock against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle.<br /><br />Young left-hander Suresh Raina has been nominated in the best Twenty20 batsmen category for his whilrwind 101 against South Africa during the World Twenty20 at St Lucia.<br /><br />Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra is in the running for the best ODI bowler award for his four-wicket effort against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final in Dambulla.</p>.<p>India's spin spearhead Harbhajan Singh in competing in the best Test bowling performance category for his five for 59 against South Africa in the second Test at Kolkata.<br /><br />However, no Indian bowler could earn a nomination for the best Twenty20 bowling performance.<br /><br />In the best ODI batsman category, Sehwag also finds a nomination for his 110-run knock against New Zealand in Dambulla on a tricky, bowling-friendly pitch.<br /><br />Kohli found his nomination on the basis of his 118-run innings against Australia in Visakhapatnam where India was set a target of 290 and had stumbled to 35 for two.<br />But with his gritty knock and help from Yuvraj Singh and Raina, Kohli put India back on track. <br /><br /><br /></p>