Babar Azam, Pakistan’s captain, was crowned ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year on Monday for his achievements in 2021, when he made 405 runs at an average of 67.50 in six games.
With 228 runs, the 27-year-old was Pakistan’s second-highest run-scorer, and he was named Player of the Match in both of Pakistan’s victories in the 2-1 series victory over South Africa.
Babar made a century and built the foundation with an 82-ball 94 in the last ODI, where the visitors produced 320 batting first, and architecting Pakistan’s chase of 274 in the first ODI.
When Pakistan was crushed 3-0 by England, he was their lone warrior. He scored 177 runs in three games but received no help from his teammates, since none of the other batters scored more than 100 runs in the series.
