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ICC awards 2021 announced

ICC Men's Test Team of the Year revealed: Fawad Alam, Hassan Ali & Shaheen Shah Afridi included

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed one and all – be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits in a calendar year.

Here, we take a look at 11 players who make the cut in the longest format of the game for men's cricket.


<b>Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)</b>

The Sri Lanka skipper is a deserved addition to the team, as he consistently got his team off to solid starts during the calendar year. He scored 902 runs in 7 matches at an average of 69.38 with four centuries. Some of his memorable innings included a double-century against Bangladesh in Pallekele and a gutsy ton against South Africa at Johannesburg. For his performances, he was nominated for the ICC Men's Test Player of the Year award.


<b>Rohit Sharma (India)</b>

Rohit Sharma came into his own as an opener in the longest format of the game. He cracked 906 runs in the calendar year at an average of 47.68 with two centuries. Both of the centuries were memorable knocks in contrasting conditions against England – one at home in Chennai and the other in overcast conditions away from home at the Oval. With key assignments coming up, Sharma will have a key role to play for India in 2022.


<b>Marnus Labuschagne (Australia)</b>

2022 was a memorable year for Marnus Labuschagne as he continue to score runs in bulk while further cementing his position as Australia's long-term No.3. His exploits also led him to ascend to the top of the charts of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings for batting. In 5 matches, Labuschagne scored 526 runs at an average of 65.75 with two centuries.


<b>Joe Root (England)</b>

2021 belonged to England skipper Joe Root despite his team struggling for results in the longest form of the game. It was a year for the ages for Joe Root as he cracked 1708 runs in 15 matches at an average 61. He also six tons, all being memorable in nature and of the highest order. His 1708 runs are the third-most scored in a calendar year in the history of Test cricket.


<b>Kane Williamson (c) (New Zealand)</b>

Leading the 2021 ICC Test Team of the Year, Kane Williamson was an influential leader for New Zealand, leading them to glory at the inaugural World Test Championship Final against India in Southampton. He was also steady with the bat, scoring 395 runs in 4 matches at an average of 65.83 with one century.


<b>Fawad Alam (Pakistan)</b>

At the age of 36, Fawad Alam has finally established himself as a cornerstone of the Pakistan batting lineup in Test cricket after years of toling on the domestic circuit. He was at his sturdy best in 2021, scoring 571 runs in 9 matches at an average of 57.10 with three centuries. His tons came in tough situations against South Africa, Zimbabwe and West Indies.


<b>Rishabh Pant (wk) (India)</b>

Rishabh Pant further established himself as India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in all the three formats, with his continuous development especially coming to the fore in the Test arena. He scored 748 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.36 with one memorable ton against England at Ahmedabad. He also accounted for 39 dismissals in 23 innings, with his glovework continuing to improve.


<b>Ravichandran Ashwin (India)</b>

The off-spinner bamboozled many batters with his sheer wizardry. Ashwin scalped up 54 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 16.64 making a big impact in the home series against England and New Zealand. He also chipped in with 355 runs at an average of 25.35, which included a vital century against England in Chennai.


<b>Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand)</b>

Jamieson emerged as a brilliant bowling option in 2021 for the Kiwis, perfectly complementing the trio of Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. Extracting great pace and bounce off the surface, he picked up 27 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 17.51. He also scored 105 runs at 17.50 and was adjudged the Player of the Match in the ICC World Test Championship final against India in Southampton.


<b>Hasan Ali (Pakistan)</b>

Hasan Ali always delivered with the ball for Pakistan in 2021, be it as a strike bowler or when it came to holding one end up. By far his best year in the longest format, Ali scalped up 41 wickets in 9 matches at a sensational average of 16.07. He also picked up one five-wicket haul and registered best bowling figures in a match of 10/114. Forming a formidable duo with Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan will hope he carries on his form in 2022 with some tough assignments awaiting them.


<b>Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)</b>

It was a year for remember for Shaheen Afridi, especially in the longest form of the game. Extracting brilliant movement with the new ball and reversing it with the old, Afridi picked up 47 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 17.06, including three five-wicket hauls. Still only 21, Shaheen will likely lead the Pakistan pace bowling unit for years to come and with already rapid improvements in his bowling, he will undoubtedly prove to be a fearsome prospect.
 
What were rizwan stats in test during the same period??
 
This is a big honour for fawad alam. Happy for him and well deserved.

Shame on azhar for being part of the team so long and yet fails to make such accolades.

Fawad alam deserve this accolade
 
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The Indian ODI team led by Kohli would win a 5 match series against this side.

An Indian ODI team led by Rohit Sharma would win 5-0 or 4-1.

Venue? This team can send location :)
 
Seems like ICC just read the list of averages to select this team.

Some very lazy analysis.
 
ALL ICC TEAMS OF 2021 UNVEILED

As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the ICC Teams of the Year across men’s and women’s international cricket across their channels today.

The ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021 (in batting order) features openers Smriti Mandhana (IND) and Tammy Beaumont (ENG) followed by Danny Wyatt (ENG), Gaby Lewis (IRE) and is captained by Nat Sciver with wicketkeeper Amu Jones (ENG) along with Laura Wolvaardt (SA), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Sophie Ecclestone (ENG), Loryn Phiri (ZIM) and Shabnim Ismail (SA).


About the ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021

With 255 runs at an average of 31.87, Smriti Mandhana was India's highest scorer in the format in 2021. She scored two fifties in the nine matches she played this year, and got her team off to rapid starts regularly, as evident up by her strike-rate of 131.44. Tammy Beaumont's reliable presence at the top of the order helped England off to steady starts regularly. She played nine matches and amassed 303 runs at an average of 33.66, including three fifties. Danni Wyatt amassed 252 runs in nine matches, at an average of 31.50. While her opening partner in England, Beaumont was a solid presence at one end, Wyatt took the attack to the bowlers, as her strike-rate of 133.33 suggests. Gaby Lewis became the first Ireland Women’s player to score a century in international cricket in 2021, with her knock of 105* against Germany on the opening day of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.

In all, Lewis amassed 325 runs in the year at an excellent average of 40.62. The experienced England all-rounder, Nat Sciver (C) produced many impactful performances throughout the year batting in the middle-order, she scored a total of 153 runs, including one fifty, and she also picked up 10 wickets at an excellent average of 20.20. England wicketkeeper-batter, Amy Jones impressed everyone with her scoring range and power hitting ability in 2021. Jones batted mainly in the lower middle-order and helped England with quick runs regularly. She accumulated a total of 151 runs, which came at a superb strike-rate of 142.45.

Laura Wolvaardt was one of the best performers among middle-order batters in 2021. She gave South Africa much-needed acceleration in the middle-overs, scoring her runs at a mind-boggling strike-rate of 161. She was extremely consistent at that too, as her runs came at an outstanding average of 53.66. Her compatriot Marizanne Kapp played only six matches in 2021 but still delivered an impactful, all-round performance in those games. Kapp amassed exactly 100 runs and picked up eight wickets as well, at an excellent average of 15.00.

England spinner Sophie Ecclestone was one of the most effective bowlers in T20Is last year. Ecclestone picked up 11 wickets in nine matches, at an excellent average and strike-rate of 17.18 and 17.9 respectively. Loryn Phiri played nine T20I matches for Zimbabwe, and claimed a stunning 16 wickets, including best figures of 5/6. Her bowling average stood at a stunning 7.18. Shabnim Ismail, the experienced South African pacer played only six matches last year and picked up 11 wickets at a mean average and strike-rate of 13.00 and 12.0 respectively. This includes a five-for, which came in the home series against Pakistan in January.

The ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021 features (in batting order) openers Jos Butler (ENG) and Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) and is captained by Babar Azam (PAK) followed by Aiden Markram (SA), Mitchell Marsh (AUS), David Miller (SA), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Tabrez Shamsi (SA), Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).


About the ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021

Jos Butler was in top form throughout the year in the shortest form of the game, scoring 589 runs in 14 matches at 65.44 with one century. He made quite an impact at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held in UAE and Oman, ending as England's leading run-scorer with 269 runs, including a memorable century against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan had a prolific 2021 in T20I cricket. Aggregating a staggering 1326 runs in only 29 matches, Rizwan struck at an average of 73.66 and a strike-rate of 134.89. He was as solid as ever behind the stumps, playing a key role in Pakistan's run to the semis during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, where he ended up as the third-highest run-scorer. The Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam was at his classy best in 2021, where he ended the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as the leading run-scorer. Overall, Babar played 29 matches in 2021 and aggregated 939 runs at an average of 37.56 with one century and nine half-centuries. He also led his team to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Aiden Markram's limited-overs game grew by leaps and bounds in 2021, especially his power-hitting game in the middle-order. In 18 matches, Makram notched up 570 runs at 43.84 with six half-centuries, striking at 148.82. He was also a very useful spin bowling option, chipping in with 5 wickets. Australia's success at the Icc Men’s T20 World Cup can be traced back to the decision to move Mitchell Marsh up the batting order to No.3, instead of designating him the role of being a finisher lower down. Throughout the calendar year, he was their best batter in the shortest format, improving his game consistently especially against spin and when it came to rotating the strike. He scored 627 runs in 21 matches at 36.88 and also chipped in with 8 wickets.

South Africa's finisher, David Miller also enjoyed a fruitful year in 2021, playing some impactful innings. He played 17 matches, scoring 377 runs at 47.12 with two half-centuries. He also scored at a brisk pace, striking at 149.60. His marvelous innings against Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Sharjah further cemented his position as a match winner for this team.

Wanindu Hasaranga has had a breakthrough in 2021, as he established himself as one of the best spinners in the shortest format while also being a player who could contribute with the bat. A consistent performer throughout the year, Hasaranga shone the brightest during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, ending the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets. Overall, in the year, he picked up 36 wickets in 20 matches at 11.63, while also scoring 196 runs.

Tabraiz Shamsi showcased all his class in 2021, by taking a wicket or holding the flow of runs, Shamsi delivered more often than not. In 22 matches, he scalped 36 wickets at an average of 13.36 and a miserly economy of 5.72.

Josh Hazlewood made a telling impact in the shortest format, bowling in all the three phases of the game. He was crucial in Australia winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, being consistent in their bowling attack. In 15 matches, he picked up 23 wickets at an average of 16.34 and an economy of 6.87.

The Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman, has had fantastic 2021 in T20I cricket with his clever variations and change of pace. He scalped 28 wickets in 20 matches at an average of 17.39. He also proved tough for the batters to get away as proven by his economy rate of 7.00.

It was a year to remember for Shaheen Afridi, especially in T20I cricket. Extracting brilliant movement with the new ball and reversing it with the old, Afridi picked up 23 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 26.04 and an economy of 7.86.

In the ODI category in men’s cricket, the ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2021 features (in batting order) openers Paul Stirling (IRE), Janneman Malan (SA), captained by Babar Azam (PAK), Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Rassie van der Dussen (SA), Shakib Al-Hasan (BANG), wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim (BANG), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG), Simi Singh (IRE) and Dhushmantha Chameera (SL)


About the ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2021

Ireland’s Paul Stirling with 705 runs in 2021 finished as the highest run-scorer in ODIs. His runs came in only 14 matches at an average of 79.66 with three centuries and two half-centuries. South Africa’s Janneman Malan established himself as a vital part of the top-order scoring 509 runs in eight matches at an average of 84.83 with two centuries and two half-centuries. Be it in home or away conditions, Malan maintained his consistency throughout the calendar year, having only made his ODI debut in 2020.

Despite having played only 6 ODI matches in 2021, Babar Azam still managed to score 405 runs at an average of 67.50 with two centuries. The Pakistani skipper made vital contributions in tough away tours of South Africa and England, ending up with the Player of the Match awards in both their victories in the former. He also scored a memorable ton in Birmingham in conditions that assisted the seamers.

His compatriot, Fakhar Zaman continued his stellar run in Pakistan's ODI team in 2021. Playing 6 matches, he aggregated 365 runs at an average of 60.83 with two centuries. One of the centuries came against South Africa, in a match winning innings which will be remembered for ages scoring 193, aiding Pakistan home in their chase of 342 in Johannesburg.

Rassie van der Dussen, he South African middle-order batter continued to be a pillar of rock for the Proteas in the 50-over format. Playing impactful knocks, masterfully rotating the strike, he scored 342 runs in 8 games at an average of 57. He also had a century to his name which came against Pakistan in Centurion.

Bangladeshi veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan continued to showcase his top class for Bangladesh in the 50-over format in 2021. In nine matches, he managed to score 277 runs at an average of 39.57 with two half-centuries. He also claimed 17 wickets at an average of 17.52. His teammate Mushfiqur Rahman also continued to be a solid contributor to Bangladesh's cause in the year 2021. Playing 9 ODI matches, he aggregated 407 runs at an average of 58.14 with one century.

A vital contributor with both the bat and the ball, Wanindu Hasaranga continued to establish himself as a top performer of the Sri Lankan team in the shorter formats of the game in 2021. He scored 356 runs at an average of 27.38 with three half-centuries in 14 ODI matches. Hasaranga was also impressive with the ball, picking up 12 wickets at an economy rate of 4.56.

Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman had a fantastic year in ODI cricket. With his clever variations and change of pace, he claimed 18 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 21.55 with an economy rate of 5.03. Ireland’s Simi Singh picked up 19 wickets at 20.15 in 2021 in 13 ODI matches in 2021, this included one five-for. He also contributed 280 runs at 46.66, which included one century and one half-century.

Impressing one and all with his pace, Dushmantha Chameera has had a fabulous 2021 in ODI cricket. Playing 14 matches, he claimed 20 wickets at an average of 29.30 with one five-wicket haul.

The ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021 features (in batting order) openers Lizelle Lee (SA) and wicketkeeper batter Alyssa Healy (AUS), with Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Mithali Raj (IND), captained by Heather Knight (ENG), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Hayley Matthews (WI), Fatima Sana (PAK), Jhulan Goswami (IND), Shabnim Ismail (SA) and Anisa Mohammed (WI).


About the ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021

With 632 runs, Lizelle Lee finished as the highest run-scorer in women’s ODIs in 2021. The South Africa wicketkeeper-batter played only 11 matches in the calendar year and recorded an outstanding batting average of 90.28, with one century and five half-centuries. Wicketkeeper and batter Alyssa Healy had a great year once again as she accumulated 267 runs in just six ODIs in 2021, at an excellent average of 44.50. She scored two fifties, including a best of 77 which came against India at home in September.

Tammy Beaumont, the English opener had one of the best years of her career as she amassed 503 runs at an average of 62.87, and thus finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the format in 2021. Beaumont scored one century and four fifties, thus playing a crucial role in England’s success as a team.

Mithali Raj, India batter and captain, amassed the same number of runs as Beaumont and at exactly the same average. But her runs came when the Indian team struggled as a unit, thus making her contribution even more important. She didn’t score any century this year but made a total of six half-centuries.

England Women’s captain Heather Knight has been vital in their middle order for a number of years now and she was one of the top performers in that role once again in 2021. Knight accumulated a total of 423 runs this year, at an average of 42.30, including one century and three fifties. She also played a key role with the ball, chipping in with five wickets at an average of 19.80.

South African all-rounder, Marizanne Kapp, has been one of the best performers with both the bat and ball in 2021. Kapp has played the role of an attacking middle-order batter brilliantly, scoring her runs at an outstanding strike-rate of 98.91. She amassed a total of 183 runs in 2021 at an average of 61, including a best of 68* which came against Pakistan in Durban in the month of January.

West Indies all-rounder, Hayley Matthews was in peak form in 2021. She accumulated a total of 380 runs in the year, including one century and a fifty. With the ball she made an equal impact, picking up 18 wickets at an outstanding average of 22.44. Pakistani all-rounder Fatima Sana finished the year as the joint-highest wicket-taker, with 20 wickets to her name in just 13 ODI matches. Sana picked up her wickets at an excellent strike-rate of 26.6. She did well as a lower-order batter too, amassing a total of 132 runs at an average of 14.66.

Indian veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami claimed a total of 15 wickets in 2021 and maintained an excellent economy rate of 3.77 as well. An experienced bowler who can keep runs in check, and pick up wickets at the same time, is a valuable asset in any side. With 18 wickets, Shabnim Ismail finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker in 2021. A reliable pacer both with the new-ball and at the death, Ismail was a consistent performer for South Africa throughout the course of the 12 matches she played.

West Indies off-spinner Anisa Mohammed finished as the other joint-highest wicket-taker with 20 wickets to her name at an outstanding average of 18.00. She was one of the most economical bowlers in the year once again, conceding only 3.61 runs per over.

Lastly, in the Test category the ICC Men’s Test Team for 2021 features (in batting order) openers Dimuth Karunaratne (SL), Rohit Sharma (India), Marnus Labuschagne (AUS), Joe Root (ENG), captained by Kane Williamson (NZ), Fawad Alam (PAK), wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant (IND), Ravichandran Ashwin (IND), Kyle Jamison (NZ), Hasan Ali (PAK) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).


About the ICC Men’s Test Team of 2021

The Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne consistently got his team off to solid starts during the calendar year. He scored 902 runs in 7 matches at an average of 69.38 with four centuries. Some of his memorable innings included a double-century against Bangladesh in Pallekele and a gutsy hundred against South Africa at Johannesburg. For his performances, he was also nominated for the ICC Men's Test Player of the Year award.

Rohit Sharma came into his own as an opener in the longest format of the game. He cracked 906 runs in 2021 at an average of 47.68 with two centuries. Both of the centuries were memorable knocks in contrasting conditions against England, one at home in Chennai and the other in overcast conditions away from home at the Oval. Marnus Labuschagne has had a memorable year as Australia's no.3. His exploits also led him to ascend to the top of the charts of the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings for batting.

It was a year for the ages for England skipper Joe Root as he cracked 1708 runs in 15 Test matches at an average 61. His 1708 runs are the third-most scored in a calendar year in the history of Test cricket.

Leading the 2021 ICC Men’s Test Team of 2021, Kane Williamson was an influential leader for New Zealand, leading them to glory at the inaugural World Test Championship Final against India in Southampton. He was also steady with the bat, scoring 395 runs in 4 matches at an average of 65.83 with one century.

Fawad Alam of Pakistan has established himself as a vital member of the Pakistani batting lineup in Test cricket. He scored 571 runs in 9 matches at an average of 57.10 with three centuries. His tons came in tough situations against South Africa, Zimbabwe, and West Indies.

Rishabh Pant further established himself as India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in all the three formats, with his continuous development especially in the Test format. He scored 748 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.36 with one memorable ton against England at Ahmedabad. He also accounted for 39 dismissals in 23 innings as a wicketkeeper. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 54 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 16.64 making a big impact in the home series against England and New Zealand. He also chipped in with 355 runs at an average of 25.35, which included a vital century against England in Chennai.

Kyle Jamieson emerged as a brilliant bowling option in 2021 for New Zealand, perfectly complementing the trio of Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Neil Wagner. Extracting great pace and bounce off the surface, he picked up 27 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 17.51. He also scored 105 runs at 17.50 and was adjudged the Player of the Match in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final against India held at Southampton.

Hasan Ali always delivered with the ball for Pakistan in 2021, be it as a strike bowler or when it came to holding one end up. By far his best year in the longest format, Ali scalped up 41 wickets in 9 matches at a sensational average of 16.07. He also picked up one five-wicket haul and registered best bowling figures in a match of 10/114. Shaheen Afridi, has had a brilliant year overall, especially in the longest form of the game. Extracting fantastic movement with the new ball and reversing it with the old, Afridi picked up 47 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 17.06, including three five-wicket hauls.

The ICC Awards 2021 in the individual category for excellence in women’s and men’s international cricket will be revealed on all ICC channels beginning Sunday 23 and Monday 24 January.

Players that have had the most impactful performances in the period under consideration – 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 were nominated for these awards. To refer to the full list of nominations please click here.
 
Major said:
im only talking about captaincy here. Nothing to do with Misbah or anyone else.

His captaincy gets over looked by everyone just because he is a good batsmen. His poor captaincy cost us one world t20 and it will cost us more.

But as usual, as im not saying good things about your favorite than surely i have some ulterior motive.
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So Hassan Ali didn't cost us ?
 
I am very happy that Fawad got picked in the team of the year.Hassan Ali and Shaheen deserved it.
 
just goes to show how important, or not, odi cricket outside of world cups is. the formats dying a slow painful irrelevant death.
 
ElRaja said:
just goes to show how important, or not, odi cricket outside of world cups is. the formats dying a slow painful irrelevant death.
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Exactly everyone is so concerned about the future of test cricket & they have made some efforts to make sure that test cricket stays relevant in the next 10 years but 50 over format is really struggling & no one is doing anything about it.

Hopefully, ICC & other boards start thinking about this format or it will be like football a WC every 4 years & occasional friendlies outside the 50 over WC.
 
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just goes to show how important, or not, odi cricket outside of world cups is. the formats dying a slow painful irrelevant death.
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There's no place for two white ball formats in the international calendar, 50-over cricket is irrelevant outside the World Cup. In comparison to T20 cricket, it's not lucrative for broadcasters either.

Unlike Test cricket, there's no real love for it among the players, so you'll not find many defenders of the format apart from some fans that have nostalgic memories of close-fought ODIs played during the 1990s.
 
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There's no place for two white ball formats in the international calendar, 50-over cricket is irrelevant outside the World Cup. In comparison to T20 cricket, it's not lucrative for broadcasters either.

Unlike Test cricket, there's no real love for it among the players, so you'll not find many defenders of the format apart from some fans that have nostalgic memories of close-fought ODIs played during the 1990s.
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tbh im in same boat, i wouldnt really mind if they disappeared if it meant that the likelihood of top players persisting with tests matches increased from the reduction in work load.
 
shamaan said:
So Hassan Ali didn't cost us ?
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bad captaincy cost us. Hasan should had not given that over, everyone knew he would be bashed. Babar should had used Hafeez earlier up so that the qouta of overs didnt have to result in Hasan getting another one

It was poor pathetic captaincy that cost us the tournament. But because Babar is the love child of whole Pakistan, no one will bat an eye on him
 
All-round brilliance and inspirational leadership - the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year had a memorable run in 2021. Here, we take a look at some of his outstanding achievements and memorable performances in the year.

Zeeshan Maqsood - Oman
316 runs at 31.60 and 21 wickets at 18.80 across 13 international matches.

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The year that was

Not only leading his side with aplomb, Maqsood flourished in both batting and bowling roles for Oman in 2021. He played a crucial role as a middle-order batter, and picked up wickets consistently with his left-arm orthodox as well.

At the heart of his teams ICC Men's T20 World Cup campaign on home soil, Maqsood took on some of the Associate best across the year, as well as Bangladesh at the global tournament

Maqsood made fifties against the USA at home and Namibia on his teams travels, and was at his consistent best as a bowler, controlling the flow of runs in the middle overs and picking up vital wickets. Maqsood particularly thrived against PNG, registering four wickets against them twice this year, one in an ODI and the other one in at the T20 World Cup.


Memorable Performance

Thrust in front of the world's attention and hosting the major tournament's first round, Maqsood's most memorable performance in the year was against PNG at the T20 World Cup.

He ran through the PNG middle and lower-order to register figures of 4/20 (4) to restrict Assad Vala's men to a a total of just 129/9. Oman went on to win that match by 10 wickets as openers Aqib Ilyas and Jatinder Singh made light work of the run chase.

The win meant Oman started with a first-up victory at the tournament, and Maqsood was named as the Player of the Match for his performance.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2458169
 
Flair, class and sheer talent — the ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year had a great run in 2021. Here, we take a look at his journey and some memorable performances from the year.

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Janneman Malan - South Africa

715 runs in 17 international matches at 47.66 Average and 101.85 strike-rate, including two centuries and three fifties


The Year that was

Even though Malan made his international debut for South Africa in 2019, he couldn't establish himself as a permanent name in white-ball cricket until one breathtaking knock after another at the top of the order in 2021. Malan played a total of eight ODIs and nine T20Is in the year, but it was the one-day format where he showed his real potential.

His voyage started with the T20I series in Pakistan, followed by another ODI and T20I series against the same side at home. At the end of those two series, he had already shown the world his ability with two excellent knocks of 70 and 55 in Centurion. But his moment of fame arrived when he smashed an unbeaten 177, the fourth highest score by a South African in ODIs, against Ireland in Dublin. He followed that up with another excellent knock of 121 against Sri Lanka in Colombo and thus ended the year on a good note.


Memorable Performance

Malan's most memorable knock in 2021 has to be his unbeaten 177 against Ireland. He looked absolutely on song that day and played numerous exquisite shots around the ground. Whether it was a spinner or a pacer, he treated them with equal disdain.

His innings consisted of a total of 16 fours and 6 massive sixes, which sums up how the bowlers suffered in that match. The 25-year-old also built a terrific 225-run opening stand with Quinton de Kock, who scored a ton in that match as well.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2456833
 
As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today the T20I cricketers of the year in men’s and women’s international cricket.

As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today the T20I cricketers of the year in men’s and women’s international cricket. Pakistan’s ace wicketkeeper-batter, Mohammad Rizwan was voted the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2021, whilst England’s Tammy Beaumont was voted the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2021.

Aggregating a staggering 1326 runs in only 29 matches, Rizwan averaged at 73.66 and had a strike-rate of 134.89. Apart from his exploits with the bat, he was as solid as ever behind the stumps, playing a key role in Pakistan's run to the semi-finals during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, where he ended up as the third-highest run-scorer.

Earlier in the year, Rizwan also scored his maiden T20I century against South Africa in Lahore and ended it continuing his form with a brilliant knock of 87 against West Indies in Karachi.

Commenting on receiving the honour Mohammad Rizwan, said: “I had an exceptional year in the shortest format of the game, and I am thankful to all my colleagues and peers for voting me as the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year. This award gives me further motivation and incentive to do even better in 2022 and beyond for Pakistan so that we can collectively achieve our objective of being the top T20I playing side and in the process enhancing our fan-base.

“I want to thank all my team-mates and coaching staff who helped me throughout the year by preparing and training me well enough to contribute to Pakistan’s successes. As cricket is a team sport, I would like to dedicate this award to my teammates and fans.”

In the women’s category, England’s all-rounder Tammy Beaumont was voted as the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for her stellar performance in 2021. Beaumont was England's highest run scorer, and third-highest overall in the world in 2021.

Earlier in the year, in a low-scoring series against New Zealand away from home, Beaumont was the top scorer and was awarded the Player of the Series for a total of 102 runs in three matches. Her 63 in 53 balls in the second match put England in a winning position after they had lost two wickets in the powerplay. Beaumont continued her form against New Zealand when they visited England for a limited-overs tour. She once again finished as the highest run scorer in the series with 113, which included a stunning 97 in the opening game of the series.

Commenting on her award Tammy Beaumont said: “It’s a huge privilege to win the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Award. I’ve worked incredibly hard on my T20 game in the last few years. My T20I career has had its ups and downs and I don’t think I’ve always been known for my T20 abilities, so this award gives me a huge amount of confidence.”

“As a team we had a great year in terms of T20I results and it feels great to have contributed to team wins. We’ve got a big year ahead in all formats - with the Ashes, the ICC Women’s World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, and I look forward to continuing to work hard alongside my teammates to help us win as many games as possible.”

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Thoroughly deserved recognition for Mohammad Rizwan.

Congratulations to Janneman Malan as well, a top talent indeed.

Don't know much about Zeeshan Maqsood.
 
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Impressing with both the bat and the ball — the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year had a great run in 2021. Here, we take a look at her journey and some memorable performances from the year.

Fatima Sana - Pakistan
24 wickets at an average of 23.95 and 165 runs at 16.50 in 16 international matches


The Year that was

20-year-old Pakistani pacer Fatima Sana impressed one and all with her all-round efforts in 2021. She became an integral part of Pakistan's ODI and T20I side owing to her wicket-taking ability as a bowler, and ability to add handy runs down the order at the same time.

Apart from playing at home, Sana also toured Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and delivered impressive all-round performances everywhere. In fact, 18 of her 24 wickets in the year came in the 11 matches she played against the West Indies. Sana showed a lot of heart against the attacking West Indies batters and succeeded in keeping them at bay.

Sana has shown good power and range as a lower-order batter too. Batting at No.8, she has registered impressive scores of 28*, 22* and 17* against strong sides like West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe respectively.


Memorable Performance

Sana's most memorable performance was witnessed in the Caribbean in July as she claimed her maiden five-for in ODIs and also played an attacking knock of 28* to power Pakistan to a 22-run win (D/L Method).

Pakistan had already lost the series going into this ODI but this win served as a great confidence-booster for the team and the young Sana as well. With the bat, Sana added vital runs in the slog overs. As a bowler, she claimed the big wickets of Deandra Dottin and Britney Cooper with the new ball and then came back at the death to clean up the tail, thus registering bowling figures of 5/39.

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As part of the 2021 edition of the ICC Awards, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Janneman Malan of South Africa and Fatima Sana of Pakistan as the Emerging Cricketers of the Year 2021 across men’s and women’s international cricket respectively.

The ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year in men’s and women’s international cricket is awarded to the best overall performer who is under the age of 26 and has played a maximum of 5 Tests, 10 ODIs and 5 T20Is prior to the performance period which is between 1 January and 31 December 2021.

South Africa’s Malan played a total of eight ODIs and nine T20Is in the year, but it was the one-day format where he showed his real potential. He started the year with the T20I series in Pakistan, followed by another ODI and T20I series against the same side at home. At the end of those two series, he had already shown the world his ability with two excellent knocks of 70 and 55 in Centurion. But his moment of fame arrived when he smashed an unbeaten 177, which was also the fourth highest score by a South African in ODIs, against Ireland in Dublin. He followed that up with another excellent knock of 121 against Sri Lanka in Colombo and thus ended the year on a good note.

Commenting on receiving the honour Janneman Malan, said: “It is a privilege to be named the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year. I would like to thank my family, my support system, and my team for the opportunity. My favourite innings of the year came in Sri Lanka where I had to bat the full fifty overs, whilst I was cramping. It was personally a big innings for me to keep batting and fight through the pain and be in a position to help my team win the game.”

In the women’s category, twenty-year-old Pakistani pacer Fatima Sana had an impressive 2021 as well. She became an integral part of Pakistan's ODI and T20I side owing to her all-round performance.

Apart from playing at home, Sana also toured Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and delivered impressive all-round performances everywhere. 18 of her 24 wickets in the year came in the 11 matches she played against the West Indies. As a low order batter, batting at No.8, she also registered impressive scores of 28*, 22* and 17* against strong sides like West Indies, South Africa, and Zimbabwe respectively.

Commenting on her award Fatima Sana said: “I am delighted to receive this award. As a youngster, it is a big boost to receive such a recognition at the start of my international career for which I am thankful to the PCB, my teammates, and the ICC. I feel lucky that I have found such good support from the senior players and my coaches, their confidence and backing has remained invaluable for me throughout the year and has been one of the reasons for my successes.

“After winning the PCB Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award in 2020, the ICC Award has given me a huge lift and I look forward to serving my team to the best of my abilities this year, especially since this is an ICC Women’s World Cup year.

“We are work really hard in the ongoing camp in Karachi and I remain motivated to do well in the New Zealand tournament and hope to finish as one of the top players while helping my side in the winning moments.”
 
congrats to Fatima Sana, has made Pakistan really proud. I hope media will cover her achievements aswell, might get overshadowed by Rizwan, but she should be celebrated.

Poor from ICC to announce women awards the same day as men as they will be overshadowed. Should had announced the women awards separately so that media can cover them aswell properly.

Anyways its good that our women cricket is improving
 
ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus

Standing in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, Marais Erasmus has led the way in his officiating, earning the respect of his peers and the international cricket fraternity.

The 2021 ICC Umpire of the Year Award sits alongside his successive Dave Shepherd Trophies, won in 2016 and 2017.

On top of the T20 World Cup final, Erasmus has overseen 20 international fixtures across the three formats in 2021.
 
Outstanding consistency, indomitable aggression and memorable moments – 2021 turned out to be an excellent year for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. Here, we take a look at her performances and celebrate some of her outstanding achievements.

Lizelle Lee – South Africa
632 runs in 11 matches at an average of 90.28 with one century and five half-centuries.


The year that was

Lizelle Lee was in a league of her own in ODIs this year, finishing as the highest run-scorer in 2021 in the format.

Lee's year got off to a less-than-ideal start, getting out for a duck in the first ODI against Pakistan, but she came back strongly with two scores of 40+ and played a vital role in South Africa's sweep.

She was unstoppable on the tour of India thereafter, racking up big runs in the Proteas' 4-1 series win. With 288 runs, including a hundred and two fifties, she ended the series as the highest run-scorer and was awarded the Player of the Series.

She carried her form over to the series against West Indies as well and was once again the top run-getter in the series.


Memorable performance

Lee scored the highest individual ODI score of her career in the third match of the series against India.

In South Africa's chase of 249, Lee mixed caution with aggression and kept building partnerships, first with Laura Wolvaardt and then with Lara Goodall. She kept scoring boundaries regularly and soon brought up her fifty.

She then strung a 97-run partnership with Mignon du Preez, during the course of which she brought up her third ODI century. It looked like they would take South Africa home, but India came back into the game by picking up two wickets.

With rain around the corner, Lee hit three fours and a six in three overs to put South Africa ahead of the DLS par score. South Africa eventually ended up winning the match by 6 runs on the DLS method, thanks to her stunning 132* off 131.


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Breathtaking consistency, hunger for big runs and numerous mesmerizing performances – the winner of the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year Award had a year to remember. Here, we take a look at his performances and celebrate some of his outstanding achievements in 2021.

Joe Root – England
1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries.


The year that was

The magnitude of Joe Root's sublime form in the year 2021 can be summed up by one simple stat – he has become only the third player in history to aggregate over 1700 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Only Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Vivian Richards stand ahead of him.

Be it Asia or conditions back at home and against a range of bowling, Root has almost conquered all with some sublime innings. His knocks in Galle against Sri Lanka, and against India in both Chennai and Lord's are some of the finest witnessed in the modern era, and will be spoken of highly for a long, long time. He hasn't been shabby with the ball as well, chipping in with a handy 14 wickets, including a five-for in Ahmedabad.


Memorable performance

Root's 218 in the first Test of the four-match series against India in Chennai was a masterclass in batting. He swatted away a quality bowling attack, both pace and spin, with utter ease. This continued his form from the series in Sri Lanka, where he was again in sensational touch.

Batting for 377 deliveries, the Indian bowling had no answers to the Root conundrum, as he set up a 227-run victory for the visitors. This was also a sign of things to come for the remainder of the year, as the England skipper played knock after knock of the highest calibre, irrespective of the opposition.

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Mesmerizing knocks, displays of aggression and full of memorable moments – the Winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year had a year to remember in 2021. Here, we take a look at her performances and celebrate some of her outstanding achievements in the year.

Smriti Mandhana - India

855 runs in 22 internationals at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries.


The year gone by

Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Smriti Mandhana's stock continued to rise this year.

In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.

Mandhana played a sublime innings of 78 in the first innings of the one-off Test against England that ended in a draw. She played an important knock of 49 in India's only win in the ODI series. Her 15-ball 29 and fifty in the T20I series went in vain though as India fell short in both the matches and lost the series 2-1.

Mandhana was in good touch in the series against Australia, starting with the ODI series where she scored 86 in the second ODI. She compiled a brilliant century in the only Test (the first of her career), and was awarded the Player of the Match. She scored her second T20I fifty of the year in the final T20I, though India fell short and lost the series 2-0.


Memorable performance

Mandhana made India's first-ever pink-ball Test even more memorable by smashing her maiden century in the longest format.

The left-hander played her natural game to begin with, and scored a run-a-ball half-century, playing with caution under the lights.

Mandhana was caught on 80, but was given a reprieve after Ellyse Perry overstepped. She made the most of the lifeline, reaching her first Test century in style with a boundary.

Her innings finally came to an end at 127, after putting India in a strong position. The match ended in a draw, and Mandhana was declared the Player of the Match.

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Guyssssss.

Shahheeen wonn ittt.

He won the gary sobers cricketer of the year award. Acceptance speech already uploaded on icc website. Article hasnt be written yet...
 
Omggggg. Suchb a great achievement.

This is the first time a pakistani player got the cricketer of the year award. The best cricketer accross all formats.

Take a bow shaheen shah afridi. What a cricketrr.

Shaheen afridi
Babar azam
Rizwan
Fatima sana

Well deserve winners
 
What a year for Pakistani players.

Rizwan T20 player of the year
Babar Odi player of the year
Shaheen All format player of the year.

Too bad the team has nothing to show for it.

Would have been nice with a team trophy.
 
Amazing year for Pakistan. I was very confident of winning the T20 WC this year but alas fine margins and Aussie history tormented us.

With these Big 3 of cricket (Rizwan, Babar and Shaheen) we are certainly now in a position to build a team that can dominate around them. Pakistan should be in a position to win away tours and trophies 3-5 years from now. I urge PCB to take utmost care of these players and don't bring an enforcer in the form of a negative coach to curtail their abilities. Let their work speak for themselves.
 
Its "Ehd-e-Babar" .....

amazing

Shaheen Shah Afridi, its an honor..... .. hope we can smash the year 2022 and take new heights...
 
The top performers across the men's and women's international game are celebrated in this year's ICC Awards.

From an ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to multi-format women's series and a host of Test and limited overs action, 2021 has been a year of highlights and stunning individual efforts.

Ranging from the emergence of South Africa's Janneman Malan, to the run-churning T20 exploits of Tammy Beaumont and the astute leadership of Zeeshan Maqsood, the international game has seen a number faces, new and old, stamp their mark on international cricket.

Here are the recipients of this year's ICC Awards, celebrating the achievements of those at the pinnacle of the sport, with a number of awards to be announced over the course of the day.

ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus

Standing in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, Marais Erasmus has led the way in his officiating, earning the respect of his peers and the international cricket fraternity.

The 2021 ICC Umpire of the Year Award sits alongside his successive Dave Shepherd Trophies, won in 2016 and 2017.

On top of the T20 World Cup final, Erasmus has overseen 20 international fixtures across the three formats in 2021.

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

1326 runs in 29 matches at an average of 73.66 with one century; 24 dismissals.

Making his maiden T20I century in February against South Africa, Rizwan propelled his form into the T20 World Cup, making 79* from just 55 balls against India in their T20 World Cup opener, and finished as the third-highest run-scorer in the competition.

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)

303 runs in nine matches at an average of 33.66 with three half-centuries.

Providing a bank of runs for her country, Beaumont was Player of the Series in an away series against New Zealand, and the highest run-scorer when the teams met on English soil later in the year.

ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Janneman Malan (South Africa)

715 runs in 17 international matches at 47.66 Average and 101.85 strike-rate, including two centuries and three fifties.

After sliding in and out of the team for the best part of two years, Janneman Malan finally cemented a spot in South Africa's line-up, taking a liking to the fifty-over game especially.

The 25-year-old made 715 runs across the two formats, which included an unbeaten 177 against Ireland in Dublin, and a knock of 121 against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Fatima Sana (Pakistan)

24 wickets at an average of 23.95 and 165 runs at 16.50 in 16 international matches.

20-year-old Pakistani pacer Fatima Sana impressed one and all with her all-round efforts in 2021. She became an integral part of Pakistan's ODI and T20I side owing to her wicket-taking ability as a bowler, and ability to add handy runs down the order at the same time.

ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

316 runs at 31.60 and 21 wickets at 18.80 across 13 international matches.

It was a memorable year for Maqsood, leading his nation at a T20 World Cup on home soil.

On top of that honour, Maqsood led with his play, picking up Player of the Match honours in their tournament win over Papua New Guinea with bowling figures of 4/20.

Maqsood's Oman are also well-positioned in Cricket World Cup League 2, off the back of his work with both ball and bat.

ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)

361 runs in eight T20Is at an average of 51.57 and strike-rate of 102.55, including a century and two fifties.

Zepeda was in destructive form for Australia, particularly against rivals Belgium, making 50+ scores, including a century, in all three matches against them.

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)

405 runs in six matches at an average of 67.50 with two centuries

Babar Azam might have played only six ODis in 2021, but he made vital contributions in the two series that Pakistan played this year.

He was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan's wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa. The architect of Pakistan's chase of 274 in the first ODI, Babar made a century and laid the foundation with an 82-ball 94 in the final ODI where the visitors posted 320 batting first.

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)

632 runs in 11 matches at an average of 90.28 with one century and five half-centuries

Lizelle Lee was in a league of her own in ODIs this year, finishing as the highest run-scorer in 2021 in the format.

Lee's year got off to a less-than-ideal start, getting out for a duck in the first ODI against Pakistan, but she came back strongly with two scores of 40+ and played a vital role in South Africa's sweep.

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)

1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries.

The magnitude of Joe Root's sublime form in the year 2021 can be summed up by one simple stat – he has become only the third player in history to aggregate over 1700 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Only Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Vivian Richards stand ahead of him.

Be it Asia or conditions back at home and against a range of bowling, Root has almost conquered all with some sublime innings. His knocks in Galle against Sri Lanka, and against India in both Chennai and Lord's are some of the finest witnessed in the modern era, and will be spoken of highly for a long, long time. He hasn't been shabby with the ball as well, chipping in with a handy 14 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)

855 runs in 22 internationals at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries.

Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Smriti Mandhana's stock continued to rise this year.

In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.

Mandhana played a sublime innings of 78 in the first innings of the one-off Test against England that ended in a draw. She played an important knock of 49 in India's only win in the ODI series. Her 15-ball 29 and fifty in the T20I series went in vain though as India fell short in both the matches and lost the series 2-1.

Mandhana was in good touch in the series against Australia, starting with the ODI series where she scored 86 in the second ODI. She compiled a brilliant century in the only Test (the first of her career), and was awarded the Player of the Match. She scored her second T20I fifty of the year in the final T20I, though India fell short and lost the series 2-0.

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)

78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20. Best bowling figures of 6/51.

The tall Pakistani quick was on fire throughout 2021, knocking some of the best batters over across all three formats of the game. He especially had a year to remember in Tests and T20Is, reaching his peak during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in UAE where he impressed one and all with his sheer speed and skills.

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – To be announced

ICC Teams of the Year
The ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021: Smriti Mandhana (IND), Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Danni Wyatt (ENG), Gaby Lewis (IRE), Nat Sciver (ENG, C) Amy Jones (ENG, WK), Laura Wolvaardt (SA), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Sophie Ecclestone (ENG), Loryn Phiri (ZIM) and Shabnim Ismail (SA).

The ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021: Jos Butler (ENG), Mohammad Rizwan (PAK, WK), Babar Azam (PAK, C), Aiden Markram (SA), Mitchell Marsh (AUS), David Miller (SA), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Tabraiz Shamsi (SA), Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).

The ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2021: Paul Stirling (IRE), Janneman Malan (SA), Babar Azam (PAK, C), Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Rassie van der Dussen (SA), Shakib Al-Hasan (BANG), Mushfiqur Rahim (BANG, WK), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG), Simi Singh (IRE) and Dushmantha Chameera (SL)

The ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021: Lizelle Lee (SA), Alyssa Healy (AUS), Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Mithali Raj (IND), Heather Knight (ENG, C), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Hayley Matthews (WI), Fatima Sana (PAK), Jhulan Goswami (IND), Shabnim Ismail (SA) and Anisa Mohammed (WI).

ICC Men’s Test Team for 2021: Dimuth Karunaratne (SL), Rohit Sharma (India), Marnus Labuschagne (AUS), Joe Root (ENG), Kane Williamson (NZ), Fawad Alam (PAK), Rishabh Pant (IND, WK), Ravichandran Ashwin (IND), Kyle Jamison (NZ), Hasan Ali (PAK) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).

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The top performers across the men's and women's international game are celebrated in this year's ICC Awards.

From an ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to multi-format women's series and a host of Test and limited overs action, 2021 has been a year of highlights and stunning individual efforts.

Ranging from the emergence of South Africa's Janneman Malan, to the run-churning T20 exploits of Tammy Beaumont and the astute leadership of Zeeshan Maqsood, the international game has seen a number faces, new and old, stamp their mark on international cricket.

Here are the recipients of this year's ICC Awards, celebrating the achievements of those at the pinnacle of the sport, with a number of awards to be announced over the course of the day.

ICC Umpire of the Year – Marais Erasmus

Standing in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, Marais Erasmus has led the way in his officiating, earning the respect of his peers and the international cricket fraternity.

The 2021 ICC Umpire of the Year Award sits alongside his successive Dave Shepherd Trophies, won in 2016 and 2017.

On top of the T20 World Cup final, Erasmus has overseen 20 international fixtures across the three formats in 2021.

ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

1326 runs in 29 matches at an average of 73.66 with one century; 24 dismissals.

Making his maiden T20I century in February against South Africa, Rizwan propelled his form into the T20 World Cup, making 79* from just 55 balls against India in their T20 World Cup opener, and finished as the third-highest run-scorer in the competition.

ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year – Tammy Beaumont (England)

303 runs in nine matches at an average of 33.66 with three half-centuries.

Providing a bank of runs for her country, Beaumont was Player of the Series in an away series against New Zealand, and the highest run-scorer when the teams met on English soil later in the year.

ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Janneman Malan (South Africa)

715 runs in 17 international matches at 47.66 Average and 101.85 strike-rate, including two centuries and three fifties.

After sliding in and out of the team for the best part of two years, Janneman Malan finally cemented a spot in South Africa's line-up, taking a liking to the fifty-over game especially.

The 25-year-old made 715 runs across the two formats, which included an unbeaten 177 against Ireland in Dublin, and a knock of 121 against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Fatima Sana (Pakistan)

24 wickets at an average of 23.95 and 165 runs at 16.50 in 16 international matches.

20-year-old Pakistani pacer Fatima Sana impressed one and all with her all-round efforts in 2021. She became an integral part of Pakistan's ODI and T20I side owing to her wicket-taking ability as a bowler, and ability to add handy runs down the order at the same time.

ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)

316 runs at 31.60 and 21 wickets at 18.80 across 13 international matches.

It was a memorable year for Maqsood, leading his nation at a T20 World Cup on home soil.

On top of that honour, Maqsood led with his play, picking up Player of the Match honours in their tournament win over Papua New Guinea with bowling figures of 4/20.

Maqsood's Oman are also well-positioned in Cricket World Cup League 2, off the back of his work with both ball and bat.

ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year – Andrea-Mae Zepeda (Austria)

361 runs in eight T20Is at an average of 51.57 and strike-rate of 102.55, including a century and two fifties.

Zepeda was in destructive form for Australia, particularly against rivals Belgium, making 50+ scores, including a century, in all three matches against them.

ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)

405 runs in six matches at an average of 67.50 with two centuries

Babar Azam might have played only six ODis in 2021, but he made vital contributions in the two series that Pakistan played this year.

He was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player of the Match in both of Pakistan's wins in the 2-1 series victory against South Africa. The architect of Pakistan's chase of 274 in the first ODI, Babar made a century and laid the foundation with an 82-ball 94 in the final ODI where the visitors posted 320 batting first.

ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – Lizelle Lee (South Africa)

632 runs in 11 matches at an average of 90.28 with one century and five half-centuries

Lizelle Lee was in a league of her own in ODIs this year, finishing as the highest run-scorer in 2021 in the format.

Lee's year got off to a less-than-ideal start, getting out for a duck in the first ODI against Pakistan, but she came back strongly with two scores of 40+ and played a vital role in South Africa's sweep.

ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Joe Root (England)

1708 runs in 15 matches with six centuries.

The magnitude of Joe Root's sublime form in the year 2021 can be summed up by one simple stat – he has become only the third player in history to aggregate over 1700 runs in Test cricket in a calendar year. Only Mohammad Yousuf and Sir Vivian Richards stand ahead of him.

Be it Asia or conditions back at home and against a range of bowling, Root has almost conquered all with some sublime innings. His knocks in Galle against Sri Lanka, and against India in both Chennai and Lord's are some of the finest witnessed in the modern era, and will be spoken of highly for a long, long time. He hasn't been shabby with the ball as well, chipping in with a handy 14 wickets.

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Smriti Mandhana (India)

855 runs in 22 internationals at an average of 38.86 with one century and five half-centuries.

Despite India enduring a difficult 2021, Smriti Mandhana's stock continued to rise this year.

In the limited-overs series against South Africa where India won just two of the eight matches at home, Mandhana played a major role in both of the wins. She made 80 not out as India chased down 158 in the second ODI that helped them level the series and scored 48 not out in the win in the final T20I.

Mandhana played a sublime innings of 78 in the first innings of the one-off Test against England that ended in a draw. She played an important knock of 49 in India's only win in the ODI series. Her 15-ball 29 and fifty in the T20I series went in vain though as India fell short in both the matches and lost the series 2-1.

Mandhana was in good touch in the series against Australia, starting with the ODI series where she scored 86 in the second ODI. She compiled a brilliant century in the only Test (the first of her career), and was awarded the Player of the Match. She scored her second T20I fifty of the year in the final T20I, though India fell short and lost the series 2-0.

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year – Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)

78 wickets in 36 internationals at an average of 22.20. Best bowling figures of 6/51.

The tall Pakistani quick was on fire throughout 2021, knocking some of the best batters over across all three formats of the game. He especially had a year to remember in Tests and T20Is, reaching his peak during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in UAE where he impressed one and all with his sheer speed and skills.

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award – To be announced

ICC Teams of the Year
The ICC Women’s T20I Team of 2021: Smriti Mandhana (IND), Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Danni Wyatt (ENG), Gaby Lewis (IRE), Nat Sciver (ENG, C) Amy Jones (ENG, WK), Laura Wolvaardt (SA), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Sophie Ecclestone (ENG), Loryn Phiri (ZIM) and Shabnim Ismail (SA).

The ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021: Jos Butler (ENG), Mohammad Rizwan (PAK, WK), Babar Azam (PAK, C), Aiden Markram (SA), Mitchell Marsh (AUS), David Miller (SA), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Tabraiz Shamsi (SA), Josh Hazlewood (AUS), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).

The ICC Men’s ODI Team of 2021: Paul Stirling (IRE), Janneman Malan (SA), Babar Azam (PAK, C), Fakhar Zaman (PAK), Rassie van der Dussen (SA), Shakib Al-Hasan (BANG), Mushfiqur Rahim (BANG, WK), Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Mustafizur Rahman (BANG), Simi Singh (IRE) and Dushmantha Chameera (SL)

The ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021: Lizelle Lee (SA), Alyssa Healy (AUS), Tammy Beaumont (ENG), Mithali Raj (IND), Heather Knight (ENG, C), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Hayley Matthews (WI), Fatima Sana (PAK), Jhulan Goswami (IND), Shabnim Ismail (SA) and Anisa Mohammed (WI).

ICC Men’s Test Team for 2021: Dimuth Karunaratne (SL), Rohit Sharma (India), Marnus Labuschagne (AUS), Joe Root (ENG), Kane Williamson (NZ), Fawad Alam (PAK), Rishabh Pant (IND, WK), Ravichandran Ashwin (IND), Kyle Jamison (NZ), Hasan Ali (PAK) and Shaheen Afridi (PAK).

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Awards and Milestones??

No thanks. We believe in reward.

2021 is the year we remember for our Gabba win :inti
 
New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award after his gesture in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi.

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Mitchell becomes the fourth New Zealand player to win the award, following the footsteps of Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson. Mitchell wins the award for refusing to take a single in the high-pressure T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi on November 10, 2021.

"It’s an honour to receive the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award," Mitchell said. "To be part of that T20 World Cup in UAE was an amazing experience, and to receive an award like this is pretty cool.

"It’s something that we pride ourselves on as New Zealanders, the way we go about playing our cricket, and yes, the Spirit of Cricket side. Personally, I felt I got in the way and we wanted to win on our own terms, and didn’t want to be controversial in such a big game.

"It paid off in the long run that we won the game. Looking back, it all happened pretty quickly."

This spirit is described in the preamble to the laws of cricket: "Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its laws but also within the spirit of the game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself."

The preamble goes on to say: "The spirit of the game involves respect for:

* Your opponents
* Your own captain and team
* The role of the umpires
* The game's traditional values

What happened

In the first semi-final of the 2021 ICC Men's 2021 T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, England and New Zealand were locked in a tight battle to reach the summit clash. Batting first, England had posted a competitive 166/4 on the board courtesy of Moeen Ali's half-century.

New Zealand were on course for the run chase with a well-settled Mitchell establishing a partnership with James Neesham, who was in blistering form. The incident occurred on the first ball of the 18th over bowled by Adil Rashid, with the score at 133/4.

Neesham bashed the ball down the ground and it would have been an easy single. But Mitchell, at the non-striker's end, refused to take the run, conceding that he had impeded Rashid – in a high-pressure chase, with a place in the World Cup final at stake, Mitchell's gesture oozed class.

Nasser Hussain, who was live on commentary during the contest, was full of praise for Mitchell saying, "That is very good. That is so New Zealand, it really is. So easy to take a run there. But the non-strike said, 'No, I've got in the way of Adil.' Anything sums up New Zealand cricket – it was that."

Mitchell, explaining why he refused to take the single, added: "It was a pretty tight game against England in that semi-final, with only a few overs to go. Neesh (Jimmy Neesham) hit a single down to long-off I think it was, and I felt like I’d obstructed Rashid from getting to the ball.

"The game that we play, we play it because we love it. Yes, we want to win as much as we can, but we don’t want that to come about from doing things that go against the values of cricket. Spirit of Cricket is vitally important. It sets a platform for kids in the future, who will go about playing the game in the right way.

"At the end of the day, it is a game, it’s something that we love. So obviously we’re so lucky to do that."

Eventually, New Zealand ended up winning the contest, chasing the total down with an over to spare. Mitchell who opened the batting proved to be the match-winner, playing a memorable knock of 72* in only 47 deliveries, hitting the winning runs.

New Zealand would end up as the runners-up in the tournament, falling short at the final hurdle against Australia who won the match by eight wickets.

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Oh come on ....

Should had been pakistan for our pr stunt in the scottish and namibian dressing room.
 
Shaheen Shah Afridi - the complete package, Sky's the limit for Babar Azam : Ricky Ponting

Cricket legend Ricky Ponting has delivered high praise for a pair of Pakistan 2021 ICC Awards winners and says Shaheen Shah Afridi and Babar Azam’s abilities and form set up a “mouth-watering” series when Australia tour Pakistan in March.

Afridi was recently named the Sir Garfield Sobers' Trophy winner for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year while Azam won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year award.

Having watched them closely when Pakistan toured Australia in 2019, Ponting shared his thoughts on what made them stand out two years ago and their evolution as players since then.

Both Azam and Afridi were at the top of their game in 2021, playing a vital role in Pakistan's sensational run into the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

While Afridi's exploits across formats were unparalleled, Azam shone with the bat in the 50-over format, where he is currently the top-ranked batter in the MRF Tyres ICC Rankings.

Shaheen Shah Afridi – The complete package

When Afridi toured Australia in 2019, he was only 19 years old, and finished the series with just five wickets across two Tests. Despite that, he still made an impression on Ponting.

With 78 wickets in 36 matches at an average of just 22.20, Afridi was the highest wicket-taker in 2021 across formats. He played a starring role in Pakistan’s first-ever World Cup triumph over India at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, accounting for the big wickets of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli.

His Test numbers were staggering – in just nine matches he picked up 47 wickets at an average of 17.06.

A two-time winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers' Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year himself, Ponting called Afridi 'a complete package', and commended his ability to swing the ball at pace.

"The only thing I am disappointed with is it is not a batter – how can these awards go to a fast bowler and not a batter?" Ponting asked with a chuckle in the first episode of The ICC Review with Isa Guha.

"In all honesty, absolutely very well deserved. He had a really good tour to Australia a couple of summers ago and you could see then – he's tall, obviously bowls fast, he had the ability to swing the new ball back into the right-handers as well … it looked like a really complete package that we hadn't quite seen the best of yet.

"We had to do some stuff in commentary this summer to pick out the top five batters and bowlers, and he wasn't actually in my top five bowlers then, because he hadn't played much Test cricket when we picked it.

"He was someone I brought up at No.6 because I knew about the amount of work, wickets and great games he had behind him coming into December when we picked those groups.

"It's an awesome achievement. Now with him, Babar and some of the other fantastic players they've got in that Pakistan line-up at the moment it makes for a really mouth-watering series coming up when the Aussies go there."

The limitless potential of Babar Azam

Despite featuring in just six ODI in 2021, Azam took home the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award on the back of some sensational performances, beating off competition from Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, South Africa batter Janneman Malan and Ireland opener Paul Stirling.

Azam finish the year with 405 runs that came at an average of 67.50. His knock of 158, though coming in a losing cause, was a lesson in building an ODI innings. Taking 72 balls to bring up his fifty, he put his foot on the accelerator in the second half of the innings, finishing with a career-best score that came in just 139 balls.

Ponting recalled the tour of Australia in 2019 where Azam made a fighting century in the second innings of the first Test and followed it up with a 90 in the second match.

"He (Babar Azam) has been great in T20I cricket in the past as well, hasn't he? His white-ball cricket has been nothing short of breathtakingly good for the last four-five years," said Ponting.

"He's the same as Shaheen. I don't get to see a lot of these guys outside of when they tour Australia, but when I saw Babar in the second innings in Brisbane in the first Test against Australia, some of the shots that I saw him play on a fast bouncy Brisbane pitch – both on the front and back foot - against Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins - it was like, 'I have heard a lot about him and I have seen a fair bit of his while-ball stuff, but this guy is the real deal’.

"I think I said then that for this guy, the sky is the limit. It's only a matter of time I felt before he was going to be either the No.1-ranked Test batter in the world or certainly challenging for it.

"He's probably challenging for that position right now and probably if he had played a few more Test matches through the last couple of years he'd be knocking the door down for that.

"He's a beautiful player, simple as that. The thing I always look for with these younger type of batters is if they can play well off the back foot in Australia, and particularly through the off-side with a straight bat - which is probably an area that Joe Root hasn't quite got on top of just yet and why he hasn't made those big scores in Australia.

"Babar did that and hit on the front foot back down the ground as well. These are just things that I look for as markers and indicators in touring batters when they come to Australia and Babar he ticked both those boxes.”

Australia’s tour of Pakistan commences on March 4 with the first of three Tests, ahead of the limited-overs leg, comprising three ODIs and one T20I, in Rawalpindi.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Samajhta hai tu Raaz hai zindagi?<br>Faqat Zauqe Parwaaz hai zindagi<br><br>Congratulations to Kaptaan <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@babarazam258</a>, ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the year, and <a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iShaheenAfridi</a> for his prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year.<br><br>Onwards & upwards, inshaAllah <a href="https://t.co/ye6h17h3g8">pic.twitter.com/ye6h17h3g8</a></p>— Muhammad Rizwan (@iMRizwanPak) <a href="https://twitter.com/iMRizwanPak/status/1505163478901829637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Such an honour to hold this prestigious trophy representing Pakistan. Congratulations to Kaptaan <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@babarazam258</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/iMRizwanPak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iMRizwanPak</a> as well for their respective awards. It will definitely push us to do even better. ✌️ <a href="https://t.co/PeIbvpnA88">pic.twitter.com/PeIbvpnA88</a></p>— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) <a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi/status/1505166355267420160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's here finally! &#55358;&#56647; <a href="https://t.co/IKkc3bx27t">pic.twitter.com/IKkc3bx27t</a></p>— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258/status/1505167329251975170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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