A remarkable year for a remarkable batter! Babar Azam secures both ODI and Cricket of the year trophies at the ICC’s annual awards.

Babar not only evaluated his game this year but also inspire the young cricketers in the years by shattering multiple records.

Babar was the only player to breach the 2000-run mark during the calendar year across all formats, and he did it in style as he broke past that milestone in style while amassing a whopping 2598 runs at an imposing average of 54.12.

The prolific batter scored eight hundreds and 17 fifties during the calendar year – which was his best performance in the year to date.

The World number one ODI batter continued his dominance in the format despite playing only nine games. He scored 679 runs, with the help of three tons and five half-centuries.

He continues to hold on to his top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings and it was no surprise to see the 28-year-old crowned the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year for a second consecutive year.

It was also a memorable year for Babar as captain in the white-ball formats – Pakistan won all three ODI series they played, losing just one match out of nine at the hands of Australia.

In red-ball cricket, despite team results not always going his way, he accumulated 1184 runs from just nine matches and did the bulk of the heavy lifting for Pakistan in the longer format.

In the T20I format, he led Pakistan to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final - their first since 2009 - as Babar’s side finished runners-up behind eventual champions England.