LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced the nominations for the PCB Awards 2021, which are held to recognise, appreciated and reward high-performing cricketers in a calendar year.
According to a statement issued by the cricket board, the winners will be announced in a virtual digital show, which will be live-streamed on the PCB YouTube and Facebook Channels on Thursday, 6 January 2022, at 7pm PKT.
Star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been shortlisted in five categories for the PCB Awards 2021. The 21-year-old left-arm fast bowler has been nominated in Impactful Performance of the Year, T20I Cricketer of the Year, ODI Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year categories.
An independent 10-member jury which comprised former international cricketers, broadcasters and respected members of the media finalised the nominees.
Shaheen had a stellar 2021 across all formats. In nine Tests, he took 47 wickets and backed up with eight wickets in six ODIs and 23 wickets in 21 T20Is. His three for 31 against India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 has made him one of the four candidates for the Impactful Performance of the Year award.
Nominees:
Domestic Cricketer of the Year
Asif Afridi (59 wickets in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
Iftikhar Ahmed (1,456 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
Mohammad Huraira (986 runs in his debut Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
Sahibzada Farhan (1869 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
Tayyab Tahir (1,670 runs in Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Emerging Cricketer of the Year (Players born on or after 1 August 1998 or have made international debuts in this calendar year).
Arshad Iqbal
Azam Khan
Mohammad Wasim Jnr
Shahnawaz Dahani
Women’s Cricketer of the Year
Aliya Riaz (11 ODIs, 382 runs; 6 T20Is, 94 runs; 364 runs in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
Anam Amin (9 ODIs, 15 wickets; 6 T20Is, 7 wickets)
Fatima Sana (13 ODIs, 20 wickets; 3 T20Is, 4 wickets; 6 wickets in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
Nida Dar (10 ODIs, 363 runs and 6 wickets; 6 T20Is, 95 runs and 7 wickets; 146 runs and 14 wickets in Pakistan Women’s Cup)
Impactful performance of the year
Fawad Alam (109 v SA, 1st Test)
Hasan Ali (10-114 v SA, 2nd Test)
M Rizwan (79* v Ind, T20 World Cup)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (3-31 v Ind, T20 World Cup)
T20I Cricketer of the Year
Haris Rauf (23 T20Is, 25 wickets)
M Rizwan (29 T20Is, 1,326 runs)
Shadab Khan (18 T20Is, 20 wickets, Eco. 6.64)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (21 T20Is, 23 wickets. Eco. 7.86)
ODI Cricketer of the Year
Babar Azam (6 ODIs, 405 runs)
Fakhar Zaman (6 ODIs, 365 runs)
Haris Rauf (6 ODIs, 13 wickets)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (6 ODIs, 8 wickets)
Test Cricketer of the Year
Abid Ali (9 Tests, 695 runs)
Fawad Alam (9 Tests, 571 runs)
Hasan Ali (9 Tests, 41 wickets)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (9 tests, 47 wickets)
Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year
Babar Azam (8 Tests, 416 runs; 6 ODIs, 405 runs; 29 T20Is, 939 runs)
Hasan Ali (8 tests, 41 wickets; 4 ODIs, 7 wickets; 18 T20Is, 25 wickets)
M Rizwan (9 Tests, 455 runs; 6 ODIs, 134 runs; 29 T20Is, 1,326 runs; total dismissal 56)
Shaheen Shah Afridi (9 Tests, 47 wickets; 6 ODIs, 8 wickets; 21 T20Is, 23 wickets)
