Pakistan Babar Azam was on Monday skipper voted because the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month’ for March, whereas Australian opener Rachael Haynes bagged the honour amongst girls.
Azam scooped the honour following numerous thrilling batting shows in Pakistan’s multi-format sequence in opposition to Australia.
Amassing 390 runs within the pulsating Test sequence, his supreme contribution was highlighted by his record-breaking innings of 196 within the second Test, salvaging a draw for his facet in opposition to the percentages on the ultimate day in Karachi.
At the forefront of his facet’s batting unit, his exploits through the subsequent ODI battles that occurred in March additionally cemented Azam’s declare because the standout participant in worldwide cricket through the month.
Azam obtained the award forward of fellow nominees Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) and Pat Cummins (Australia), and in doing so, grew to become the primary participant to win the award on two events, after being topped in April 2021.
Speaking about Azam’s phenomenal performances in March, member of the voting panel and former West Indies worldwide Daren Ganga mentioned, “Babar wins this award not only because of the significant glut of runs scored during the Pakistan vs Australia tour, but also because his success with the bat across formats.” “Being able to fulfill the burden of expectation as a captain and batter for Pakistan as host to an Australian team visiting after 24 years is a monumental achievement.” Haynes bagged the honour on the again of a formidable set of shows on the street to Australia’s seventh ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title.
Scoring 429 priceless runs in eight matches at a median of 61.28, her extraordinary feats on the high of the order proved essential to her facet’s unbeaten run to the ultimate, the place they later overcame England to cap an exciting match.
She pipped fellow nominees Sophie Ecclestone (England) and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) to win the award.
“Rachael Haynes has displayed tremendous consistency for Australia,” remarked former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir.
“She set the tone for the tournament with a big hundred in their first game and her contributions throughout the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup set a platform for the other batters to build on. Haynes is a quality batter and a leader in women’s game.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
