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Babar Azam has been named ICC Cricketer of the Year for 2022. Babar Azam, Pakistan's batting prodigy, has been named the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Men's Cricketer of 2022.
Babar Azam in 2022:
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 26, 2023
44 matches
2598 runs
54.12 average
8 centuries and 17 half-centuries#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/FQDQqbdkmV
In 2022, Pakistan's captain scored 2598 runs in 44 matches, averaging 54.12, with eight centuries and 15 half-centuries.
In 2022, Babar became the only player in all formats to score 2,000 runs in a calendar year, scoring 679 ODI runs with eight 50+ scores in nine games.
The right-hander, unsurprisingly, leads the ICC ODI batting rankings, while also ranking fourth in T20Is and third in Tests.
Babar Azam named as ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year!
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 26, 2023
Watch his three consecutive tons against Australia and West Indies in 2022.
Which one is your favorite ?#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/rjs1nLQG4h
The 28-year-old also won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award for 2022, retaining his ODI batting title from 2021.
In addition, he became the first player in history to score three consecutive ODI centuries twice. In 2022, he scored two consecutive centuries against Australia and one against the West Indies.
Despite the fact that results did not always go Pakistan's way, Babar had a fantastic year in Test cricket. He scored 1,184 runs in just nine matches and did the majority of Pakistan's heavy lifting in the longer format.
The year was also a watershed moment for Babar as a white-ball captain. Under Babar's captaincy, Pakistan won all three ODI series, losing only one match out of nine to Australia.
Babar Azam is the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year for the second year in a row ✨#ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/JcTIEtwwPe
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 26, 2023
Under Babar's captaincy, Pakistan reached the T20 World Cup final in Australia, their first since 2009.
The International Cricket Council has also named his 196 in the Karachi Test as his most memorable performance of the year.
