India's spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, England captain Joe Root, New Zealand's all-rounder Kylie Jamieson and Sri Lanka's Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne have been nominated for the ICC Men's Test Player of the Year 2021 award.

One of India's greatest match-winners in the longest format, R Ashwin, again asserted his authority as one of the world's finest spinners in 2021. Apart from his wizardry with the ball, Ashwin also made invaluable contributions with the bat.