Islamabad
\nPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the winners of PCB Awards 2021 on its digital platforms.
\nPCB Awards 2021 was an effort by the Board to recognise and appreciate the players and match officials for their achievements, as well as their contributions.
\nThere were a total of 10 categories identified with eight player\u2019s categories and two special categories, including Spirit of Cricket and Umpire of the Year.
\nFollowing is the complete list of winners in all categories announced by PCB in a press release issued today:
\nImpactful performance of the year \u2014 Shaheen Shah Afridi
\nEmerging Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Mohammad Wasim Jnr
\nODI Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Babar Azam
\nWomen\u2019s Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Nida Dar
\nTest Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Hasan Ali
\nT20I Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Mohammad Rizwan
\nSpirit of Cricket \u2014 Pakistan cricket team\u2019s visit to the Namibia cricket team\u2019s dressing room following their 45 runs victory to congratulate the Namibia side for qualifying for their maiden ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2021 and then progressing to the Super-12 Stage.
\nUmpire of the Year \u2014 Asif Yaqoob
\nDomestic Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Sahibzada Farhan
\nMost Valuable Cricketer of the Year \u2014 Mohammad Rizwan
\nSpeaking on the occasion, PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: \u201cOn behalf of the PCB, I want to congratulate each award winner. They deserve all the applause and accolades for their tremendous consistency across all formats in difficult times that inspired their sides to outstanding performances throughout 2021, which have been widely acknowledged by the Pakistan cricket fans.\u201d
\nThe independent panel that selected the winners included Rashid Latif, Marina Iqbal (former international cricketers), Tariq Saeed (broadcaster), Mazher Arshad (statistician), Majid Bhatti, Mohammad Yaqoob, Mohi Shah, Rizwan Ali, Shahid Hashmi and Sohail Imran (journalist).
\nMohammad Rizwan won the PCB\u2019s Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year award following a stellar 2021 in which he scored 455 Test, 134 ODI and 1,326 T20I runs, besides accounting for 56 batsmen behind the wickets across all formats.
\n\u201cI feel humbled and honoured to have been adjudged Pakistan\u2019s Most Valuable Cricketer of 2021. This is the PCB\u2019s most prestigious award and to be recognised for my contributions in the team\u2019s superlative performances across all formats in 2021 in such a way gives me tremendous satisfaction and happiness,\u201d Rizwan said.
\n\u201cI thought I had an exceptional year in the shortest format of the game when I was able to hit a century early in the year against South Africa and then carry that confidence and momentum for the rest of the year. I give a lot of credit to our bowlers who bowled their hearts out and didn\u2019t let the pressure get onto the batters by maintaining sustained pressure on the opponents throughout the year.\u201d
\nMeanwhile, Hasan Ali said: \u201cTest cricket is the pinnacle format of the game and to be adjudged as the Test Cricketer of the Year is a proud moment for me.\u201d
\nHe further added that last year was sort of a comeback year for him after he had missed international cricket in 2020 due to an injury.
\n\u201cI was not only able to make a successful return to international cricket but also played my part in the team\u2019s overall success in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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