Babar Azam, Rachel Haynes named ICC Player of the Month

At the forefront of his side’s batting unit, his exploits during the subsequent ODI battles in March also cemented Azam’s claim to international cricket during the month.

Azam took the award ahead of fellow nominees Craig Brathwaite (West Indies) and Pat Cummins (Aus), and in doing so, became the first player to win the award on two occasions, having been crowned in April 2021.

Speaking about Azam’s stellar performance in March, member of the voting panel and former West Indies international Darren Ganga said, “Babar won this award not only because of the significant brilliance of runs he scored during the Pakistan vs Australia tour, but Also because of his success with the bat in all formats.” “Being able to fulfill the burden of expectation as a captain and as a batsman for Pakistan after 24 years as hosting an Australian team is a big deal.” Achievement.” Haynes won the honor behind a stunning set of performances on the road to Australia’s seventh ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title.

Scored 429 invaluable runs in eight matches at an average of 61.28, his extraordinary exploits at the top of the order proved crucial to his team’s unbeaten run in the final, where they later defeated England to win a thrilling tournament title.

She beat fellow nominees Sophie Ecclestone (England) and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) to win the award.

Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir said, “Rachael Haynes has shown tremendous consistency for Australia.”

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“She set the tone for the tournament with a big century in her first game and her contribution to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup set a stage for other batsmen to be produced. Haynes is a quality batsman and a leader in the women’s game. ”

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