The International Cricket Council( ICC) on Thursday announced the nominations for the ICC T20I cricketer of the year.Pakistan wicketkeeper and batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Nida Dar making the cut in their separate sections.
Rizwan was nominated for T20I cricketer of the year by the ICC in 2021.
In the men’s section, the other three players are: India’s Suryakumar Yadav, England’s Sam Surran and Zimbabwe’s Sikander Raza.
Among the leading runner in the t20- over format this year, Yadav is at the top spot with,164 runs followed by Rizwan( 996 runs), Virat Kohli( 781 runs) and Sikander Raza( 735 runs).
Hailing Rizwan for his performance in the format, the justice body said the Pakistani cricketer scored 996 runs with 9 catches and 3 stumpings in 25 matches in this year.
It said Rizwan also smashed 10 half- centuries in 2022 in T20Is, and finished with 175 runs in the T20 World Cup.On the other hand “Nida Dar”made 396 runs in 16 matches at normal of 56.57, and 15 wickets in hand.
Dar is the first and the only Pakistani bowler to claim 100 T20I wickets and presently, the 2nd highest wicket taker in Women’s T20I according to the ICC.
She also impressed with the bat. She struck three fifty- plus scores this time an unbeaten fifty at the Commonwealth Games against India at the Asia Cup, and a well- made 61 at home against Ireland in November.
Apart from Nida Dar, the other women nominees are India’s Smriti Mandhana, New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and Australia’s Tahlia McGrath.
