The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday shortlisted star England batsman Jos Buttler, Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga for the ICC T20I Player of the Year award.
There is no Indian sportsperson in the list of prestigious awards.
The 29-year-old Rizwan reigned in the shortest format of the game in 2021, scoring 1,326 runs in 29 matches at an average of 73.66 and a strike-rate of 134.89.
He was instrumental in Pakistan reaching the semi-finals during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He also scored the first T20I century of his career against South Africa in Lahore at the start of the year and ended 2021 with a scintillating 87 against West Indies. in Karachi.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Butler scored 589 runs in 14 matches at an average of 65.44 in 2021 with a century and 13 dismissals. His stellar form continued against India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and he ended the T20 World Cup as England’s leading run-scorer with 269. Run.
Australia’s T20 World Cup hero with the bat, Mitchell Marsh has also been picked for the award after scoring 627 runs in 27 matches at an average of 36.88. He also took eight wickets at a strike rate of 18.37.
Entering the T20 World Cup tournament in the United Arab Emirates, Marsh was in supreme confidence as he scored 185 runs in six matches at an average of 61.66 and a strike-rate of 146.82. He would keep the best reserve for last against New Zealand in the final with a match-winning 77 off 50 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes.
It was a successful year for Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, who established himself as one of the best spinners in the shortest format, taking 36 wickets in 20 matches at an average of 11.63. He established himself as a player who could contribute with the bat, scoring 196 runs in 2021 with a half-century.
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