Babar Azamnamed ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year
By V Shashank
Babar bags the top honor!
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Pakistan skipper Babar Azamhas been named the ICC Men'sODI Player of the Year for hisexploits with the bat in 2022. The right-handed batter received the honor for a second consecutive year.
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Babar faced a tough competition
Notably, Babar piped Australia's Adam Zampa, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza, and West Indies' Shai Hope to get the award.
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Babar’s numbersin 2022 (ODIs)
Babar smashed 679 runs at an incredible average of 84.87 and a strike rate of 90.77. He registered eight 50+ scores in these matches, including three centuries and five half-centuries.
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11 fifty-plus scores in his last 13 ODI innings
Babar's scores in the last 13 ODI innings read 158, 57, 114, 105*, 103, 77, 1, 74, 57, 91, 66, 79, and 4.