The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday nominated a total of four players for the T20 ‘Player of the Year’ award. This includes England star hitter Jos Buttler, Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Pakistan goalie hitter Mohammad Rizwan and Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. However, of these, Rizwan of Pakistan is considered a strong candidate to win this award.
Mohammad Rizwan has performed wonderfully at T20 International in 2021. This year he scored the 1326 highest runs in 29 T20 matches with an average of 73.66 and a hit rate of 134.89. This included one century and twelve half centuries.
Along with this, Rizwan was also the only hitter to reach more than 100 fours at T20 International this year. He reached a total of 119 fours in 2021. Other than this, 42 sixes also came off his bat this year.
Rizwan is now the top scorer of runs in T20 Internationals in a calendar year. He is also the first hitter to complete 1,000 runs in a calendar year in this format. Rizwan ranks third in the T20 International ranking. In the last year it has gone from number 158 to third place.
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