Mohammad Rizwan was rewarded for his consistent show with the bat in the shortest format as the Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter won the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year Award for 2021.
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Rizwan won the inaugural award in the said category, beating the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Jos Buttler and Wanidu Hasaranga. The 29-year-old scored 1326 runs in just 29 matches at a staggering average of almost 74. Rizwan's strike rate of 134.89 was also impressive.
He had started 2021 with a bang and had smashed his maiden T20I century against South Africa in Lahore. He also had a memorable outing against India at the T20 World Cup 2021, where he stitched an unbeaten 152-run stand with skipper Babar Azam. The duo helped Pakistan beat India for the first time in a World Cup game.
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