Awards, awards, awards, everywhere!!! Our favorite players are being nominated and we couldn’t be prouder of our Shaheens! After ESPNcricinfo and ICC, PCB also nominated youngsters to encourage and appreciate their performances through 2021. We are proud that they have been gaining immense popularity outside the borders and being acknowledged as well.
Nominations
The nominations for the PCB Awards were:
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (Impactful performance of the year, T20I Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year, Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year)
- Hasan Ali (Impactful performance of the year, Test Cricketer of the Year, Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year)
- M. Rizwan (Impactful performance of the year, T20I Cricketer of the Year, Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year )
- Babar Azam (ODI Cricketer of the Year, Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year)
- Fawad Alam (Impactful performance of the year, Test Cricketer of the Year)
- Haris Rauf (T20I Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year)
- Arshad Iqbal, Azam Khan, M.Wasim Jnr, Shahnawaz Dahani (Emerging Cricketer of the Year)
- Asif Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farha, Tayyab Tahir (Domestic Cricketer of the Year)
- Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Fatima Sana, Nida Dar (Women’s Cricketer of the Year)
pcb awards 2021 winners
- Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Impactful performance of the year with a career-best 3-31 against Arch Rivals India in T20 WC.
- Babar Azam for ODI Cricketer of the Year for scoring 405 runs and in 6 ODIs.
- M. Rizwan for T20I Cricketer of the Year for scoring 1326 runs in 29 T20Is.
- Hasan Ali for Test Cricketer of the Year for taking 41 wickets in 9 tests with a career-best 10-114.
- M. Rizwan for the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year for 455 runs in 9 tests, 134 runs in 6 ODIs, 1326 runs in 29 T20Is, and 56 dismissals.
- Wasim Jnr for Emerging Cricketer of the Year for 15 international wickets, 7 Pakistan Cup Wickets, 12 PSL 2021 wickets, 5 national T20 wickets, and 6 Quaid e Azam Trophy wickets
- Nida Dar for Women’s Cricketer of the Year for scoring 363 runs and 6 wickets in ODIs, 95 runs and 5 wickets in T20Is, 146 runs, and 14 wickets in Pakistan Women’s Cup.
- Sahibzada Farhan for Domestic Cricketer of the Year for scoring 1869 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20, and Quaid e Azam Trophy.
- Asif Yaqoob is the Umpire of the year selected by the PCB Elite Panel of Match Officials.
- Pakistan cricket team’s visit to Namibian Dressing to congratulate them for qualifying their only match at T20 WC has been awarded as Spirit of Cricket.
This year’s PCB Awards were hosted by the legendary Sikander Bakht and the ravishing Roha Nadeem virtually at PCB Youtube Channel.
We wish all the players good luck for 2022. May we keep on making and breaking records.
Some more updates
Inzamam ul Haq has been appointed as Honorary President of Peshawar Zalmi for PSL 7. He is also the batting coach for the Yellow Stormers.
PSL is also about to start and we can’t wait for this year’s official track to groove to!!
Also Read:Â https://neemopani.com/icc-players-of-the-year-awards-2021/