Today ICC has announced the ICC men’s ODI team for 2022. According to the list, Babar Azam is the captain of the team. ICC admired his performance with these words.
“In the nine matches Babar played this year, the 28-year-old registered eight scores of more than fifty, three of which he converted into hundreds. He finished the year with 679 runs at a stunning average of 84.87,”
It was clarified why ICC is looking at him as a captain with the following statement,
“It was a memorable year for Babar as captain of the Pakistan ODI team, winning three series out of three. Pakistan was unstoppable in the ODI format, losing just one match (against Australia) out of nine. His leadership skills means that he leads the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2022.”
Indian star player Virat Kohli is not part of this team. However, instead of him, other Indian players are the players of this team.
The players included in this list are Babar Azam(Pakistan), Travis Head (Australia), Shai Hope (West Indies), Shreyas Iyer (India), Tom Latham (wk) (New Zealand), Sikandar Raza(Zimbabwe), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh), Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Mohammed Siraj (India), Trent Boult (New Zealand), and Adam Zampa (Australia)
Stars galore 🤩
Here's your ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2022 👏
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— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2023
