Mohammad Rizwan wins Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year Award

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has acknowledged its cricketers and match officials in different categories for performance in 2021. 

Domestic Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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

Winner: Sahibzada Farhan

Emerging Cricketer of the Year 

Nominations:

• Arshad Iqbal
• Azam Khan
• Mohammad Wasim Jnr
• Shahnawaz Dahani

Winner: Mohammad Wasim Jnr

Women’s Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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)

Winner: Nida Dar

Impactful performance of the year

Nominations:

• Fawad Alam (109 v SA, 1^st Test)
• Hasan Ali (10-114 v SA, 2^nd Test)
• M Rizwan (79* v Ind, T20 World Cup)
• Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-31 v Ind, T20 World Cup)

Winner: Shaheen Shah Afridi

T20I Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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)

Winner: Mohammad Rizwan

ODI Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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)

Winner: Babar Azam

Test Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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)

Winner: Hasan Ali

Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year

Nominations:

• 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)

Winner: Mohammad Rizwan