Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has claimed the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year.
Babar, who also received the prestigious award for 2021, competed with Australia’s Adam Zampa, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza and West Indies’ Shai Hope to clinch the title of ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2022.
The top-ranked ODI batter, who has been ruling the rankings chart since April 2021, accumulated 679 runs in nine matches last year.
Babar carried on his astounding form in the 50-over format and crossed the fifty-plus score eight times and converted three of those into centuries.
Babar finished the year with a stunning average of 84.87.
“There were match-winning knocks, spell-binding stroke-play and memorable moments from a personal perspective and his team in 2022 as Pakistan skipper Babar Azam claimed the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for a second consecutive year.,” said ICC in a media release.
“It was a memorable year for Babar as captain of the Pakistan ODI team, winning three series out of three. Pakistan were unstoppable in the ODI format, losing just one match (against Australia) out of nine,” the statement added.
