Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee, Najam Sethi, presented the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year trophies to Babar Azam on Wednesday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Babar Azam won the awards last week for performing exceedingly well in 2022.
He scored 2598 runs in 44 matches at an average of 54.12 with eight centuries and 15 half-centuries in 2022.
For the second time in a row, a player from Pakistan has received Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy with Shaheen Afridi winning it last year.
Babar Azam was also named captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year for 2022.
It must be noted that Azam was also captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2021.
Meanwhile, he was named ICC ODI Cricketer of The Year for the second year in a row. Before him, no one from Pakistan had received this award.
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