LONDON: Pakistan's star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Monday awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year, while skipper Babar Azam was lauded for his "stunning spells, stupendous displays of pace and swing and some magical moments". awarded for. Crowned as the ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2021 for "match-winning knocks, magic-binding stroke-play and memorable moments".
Babar defeated Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh, Janman Malan of South Africa and Paul Stirling of Ireland to win the title. Shaheen was up against England's Test captain Joe Root, teammate Mohammad Rizwan and New Zealand's Kane Williamson.
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