LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) nominated players in different categories to acknowledge their performance in 2021.
Young players like Mohammad Huraira, who recently named best batsman of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22, also got nominated in the annual awards.
The annual awards function will be held virtually on January 6 and live streamed on PCB’s Youtube channel.
Nominations:
Domestic Cricketer of the Year
- Asif Afridi (59 wickets in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
- Iftikhar Ahmed (1,456 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
- Mohammad Huraira (986 runs in his debut Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
- Sahibzada Farhan (1869 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
- Tayyab Tahir (1,670 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Emerging Cricketer of the Year
- Arshad Iqbal
- Azam Khan
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Shahnawaz Dahani
Women’s Cricketer of the Year
- Aliya Riaz (11 ODIs, 382 runs; 6 T20Is, 94 runs; 364 runs in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
- Anam Amin (9 ODIs, 15 wickets; 6 T20Is, 7 wickets)
- Fatima Sana (13 ODIs, 20 wickets; 3 T20Is, 4 wickets; 6 wickets in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
- Nida Dar (10 ODIs, 363 runs and 6 wickets; 6 T20Is, 95 runs and 7 wickets; 146 runs and 14 wickets in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
Impactful performance of the year
- Fawad Alam (109 v SA, 1st Test)
- Hasan Ali (10-114 v SA, 2nd Test)
- M Rizwan (79* v Ind, T20 World Cup)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-31 v Ind, T20 World Cup)
T20I Cricketer of the Year
- Haris Rauf (23 T20Is, 25 wickets)
- M Rizwan (29 T20Is, 1,326 runs)
- Shadab Khan (18 T20Is, 20 wickets, Eco. 6.64)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (21 T20Is, 23 wickets. Eco. 7.86)
ODI Cricketer of the Year
- Babar Azam (6 ODIs, 405 runs)
- Fakhar Zaman (6 ODIs, 365 runs)
- Haris Rauf (6 ODIs, 13 wickets)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (6 ODIs, 8 wickets)
Test Cricketer of the Year
- Abid Ali (9 Tests, 695 runs)
- Fawad Alam (9 Tests, 571 runs)
- Hasan Ali (9 Tests, 41 wickets)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (9 tests, 47 wickets)
Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year
- Babar Azam (8 Tests, 416 runs; 6 ODIs, 405 runs; 29 T20Is, 939 runs)
- Hasan Ali (8 tests, 41 wickets; 4 ODIs, 7 wickets; 18 T20Is, 25 wickets)
- M Rizwan (9 Tests, 455 runs; 6 ODIs, 134 runs; 29 T20Is, 1,326 runs; total dismissal 56)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (9 Tests, 47 wickets; 6 ODIs, 8 wickets; 21 T20Is, 23 wickets)
The winners of the Umpire of the Year and Spirit of Cricket awards will be announced in the show directly on Thursday.
