Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year on Monday following his exploits in 2021, when he scored 405 runs in six matches at a median of 67.50.
PCB congrats @babarazam258 On successful the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021 pic.twitter.com/BLqblHbJiq
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) 24 January 2022
The 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the participant of the match in each Pakistan’s 2-1 collection win towards South Africa.
Babar, who chased down Pakistan’s 274 within the first ODI, scored a century and scored 94 off 82 balls within the last ODI, the place the guests scored 320 whereas batting first.
He was the lone crusader for Pakistan once they have been overwhelmed 3-0 by England. He scored 177 runs in three matches however discovered no help as no different batsman managed to attain greater than 100 runs within the collection.
Babar’s greatest efficiency this 12 months got here within the lack of the ultimate ODI towards England.
Babar, who got here out to bat originally of the innings, acquired Pakistan out of hassle by sharing a 92-run partnership with Imam-ul-Haq. He was cautious in his method initially, reaching his fifty in 72 balls. He made up for it by scoring the subsequent fifty in simply 32 balls – his second ODI century of the 12 months.
Marais Erasmus Umpire of the Year
South African umpire Marais Erasmus was named Umpire of the Year for the third time after receiving the respect in 2016 and 2017.
Marais Erasmus, member of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, is the ICC Umpire of the Year 2021
All awards introduced thus far https://t.co/2SczDfXxGP pic.twitter.com/zaC0BSyMXf
— ICC (@ICC) 24 January 2022
The 57-year-old officiated within the just lately concluded collection between hosts South Africa and India.
On high of the T20 World Cup last, Erasmus noticed 20 worldwide fixtures in 2021 throughout all three codecs.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
