Dubai: ICC Cricket World Cup for 2021 Not even an Indian cricketer has been shortlisted for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for Best Cricketer. Although many Indian players played well in T20, ODI and Test last year, no one was nominated.
Only Indian spinner Ravi Chandran Aswin has been nominated for the 2021 Test Cricketer of the Year award.
Only Pakistan fast bowlers Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, England captain Joe Root and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson have been nominated.
With stunning shots, fantastic bowling, fantastic leadership and unstoppable efforts in mind, the ICC The Sir Garfield Sobers trophy is to be presented.
England Test captain Joe Rooy’s 228 against Sri Lanka is seen as the best innings of the year. In addition, Joe Root has amassed 1855 runs in 18 matches, including 6 centuries, in the last calendar year.
Pakistan’s young fast bowler Shahid Afridi has taken 78 wickets in 36 international matches last year and averaged 22.20. Best bowler has taken 5 wickets for 21 runs. Afridi has bowled like a lion last year against some of the best batsmen in the world. Afridi’s bowling was excellent, especially in the Tests and the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been ruled out of the ICC Asia Cup. Rizwan is the 2nd player to be nominated for the award. He has scored 1915 runs in 44 matches in the last calendar year and averaged 56. He has 2 centuries and 56 dismissals as a wicket-keeper.
Rizwan has scored 1,326 runs in 29 T20I matches alone, a strike rate of 134 and an average of 73. Riswan’s contribution to Pakistan’s place in T20 World Cup semi-finals is crucial.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has scored 693 runs in 16 matches. This includes one hundred. Williamson’s talent cannot be measured by mere runs. His captaincy is also about rescuing the team from a difficult environment. Especially the way he played in the T20 matches is an example of excellent leadership. The manner in which he led New Zealand to the final of the Test Championship and won the trophy is commendable.