The Pakistan captain was at his best in the shortest format in 2021, his best performance in the T20 World Cup, where he finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer.
Overall, Babar played 29 matches and scored 939 runs at an average of 37.56 with one century and nine half-centuries. His captaincy was also praised as he led his team to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
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Two players from Australia have been included in the team- Michelle Marshaw and Josh Hazlewood while there are three players from Pakistan in the team – Babar, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi,
The Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman reigned in the shortest format of the game in 2021. Rizwan scored 1326 runs in just 29 matches, striking at an average of 73.66 and a strike rate of 134.89.
Apart from his exploits with the bat, he was as solid behind the stumps as ever, playing a key role in Pakistan’s semi-final access during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, where he finished as the third-highest run-scorer. ended in
It was a year to remember for Shaheen Afridi, especially in the shortest form of the game. Afridi showed great pace with the new ball and reversed the old ball, picking up 23 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 26.04 and an economy of 7.86.
Still only 21, Shaheen will lead Pakistan’s fast bowling unit for years to come and with his bowling already improving rapidly, he will undoubtedly prove to be a formidable prospect.
ICC Men’s T20I Team of 2021:joss butler, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam (c), Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, David Miller, Tabrez Shamsi, Josh Hazlewood, Vanindu Hasranga, Mustafizur RahmanShaheen Shah Afridi.
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