LAHORE – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday named BabarAzam captain of the ODI Team of the Year 2021.
Here, we take a look at 11 players who make the cut in the 50-over formatof the game for men’s cricket.Babar Azam (c) (Pakistan)
Despite having played only 6 matches in 2021, Babar still managed to score405 runs at an average of 67.50 with two centuries. The talismanic Pakistanskipper made vital contributions in tough away tours of South Africa andEngland, ending up with Player of the Match awards in both their victoriesin the former. He also scored a memorable ton in Birmingham in conditionsthat assisted the seamers.Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan)
Zaman continued his stellar run in Pakistan’s ODI outfit in the year 2021.Playing 6 matches, he aggregated 365 runs at an average of 60.83 with twocenturies. One of the centuries came against South Africa, in a knock whichwill be remembered for ages. He scored 193, almost taking Pakistan home intheir chase of 342 in Johannesburg.
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The others are Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa), Shakib Al Hasan(Bangladesh), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) (Bangladesh), Wanindu Hasaranga (SriLanka), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Simi Singh (Ireland), andDushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka).
Earlier, ICC also named Babar Azam captain of the T20I Team of the Year.
