The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual awards for the year 2021 on
Thursday (January 7). Pakistan had a memorable year, with several sensational victories over the
22-yard line. The Men in Green also won the T20 World Cup by a historic 10-wicket margin over
arch-rivals India. This was India's first-ever World Cup victory over Pakistan.
Pakistan won a total of 20 Twenty20 Internationals this year, the most by any team in a calendar year. Aside from that, there were a few standout solo performances. Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi made the ball talk as Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan piled up a mountain of runs.
These players' outstanding performances were recognized at the PCB Awards 2021. For his 455 Test, 134 ODI, and 1,326 T20I runs, Mohammad Rizwan was named Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year. Not to mention the 56 batters he accounted for behind the plate in all formats.
Hasan Ali was named Test Cricketer of the Year after taking 41 wickets in nine Tests, while Babar Azam was named ODI Cricketer of the Year after scoring 405 runs in six ODIs. Shaheen Afridi won the Impactful Performance of the Year award for his 3/31 against India in the T20 World Cup 2021.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Wasim Junior, a teenage bowler who took 15 international wickets in 2021, was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year. Sahibzada Farhan won the Domestic Cricketer of the Year award for his outstanding performance in domestic cricket.
Winners of PCB Awards 2021
Impactful performance of the year
Pakistan won a total of 20 Twenty20 Internationals this year, the most by any team in a calendar year. Aside from that, there were a few standout solo performances. Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi made the ball talk as Babar Azam, and Mohammad Rizwan piled up a mountain of runs.
These players' outstanding performances were recognized at the PCB Awards 2021. For his 455 Test, 134 ODI, and 1,326 T20I runs, Mohammad Rizwan was named Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year. Not to mention the 56 batters he accounted for behind the plate in all formats.
Hasan Ali was named Test Cricketer of the Year after taking 41 wickets in nine Tests, while Babar Azam was named ODI Cricketer of the Year after scoring 405 runs in six ODIs. Shaheen Afridi won the Impactful Performance of the Year award for his 3/31 against India in the T20 World Cup 2021.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Wasim Junior, a teenage bowler who took 15 international wickets in 2021, was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year. Sahibzada Farhan won the Domestic Cricketer of the Year award for his outstanding performance in domestic cricket.
Winners of PCB Awards 2021
Impactful performance of the year
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Babar Azam
- Nida Dar
- Hasan Ali
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Asif Yaqoob
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Mohammad Rizwan