#BabarAzam #Rizwan #wisden21 Video Credit | PCB Pakistan’s wicket keeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan has been inducted by Wisden in its 2021 list of “cricketers of the year”. He’s 18th Pakistani Cricketer to receive this accolade. Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan added another feather in his cap as he has been named by Wisden in its 2021 list of ‘cricketers of the year’. According to details, Rizwan made it to the list following his brilliant performance during the English season last year. Other cricketers who have been named in the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of the Wisden Almanack include Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jason Holder and Darren Stevens. Rizwan is the 18th Pakistani cricketer to have been featured among cricketers of the year by the Wisden. “Rizwan was rewarded for both his work behind the stumps and his batting – he averaged more than 40 across three Tests – for Pakistan during their 1-0 series defeat to England,” Wisden explained about including of Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman in the list. The annual publication of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack picks ‘Wisden Cricketers of the Year’ on the basis of their performance in last English season. Initially, it featured six great bowlers of the year and later in 1897 it started recognizing five best players on yearly basis. In 1955, Fazal Mehmood has the honour of becoming the first ever Pakistani to be named by Wisden among cricketers of the year and ever since then 18 players have made it to the list. Pakistan’s present Prime Minister Imran Khan has also been named in the list. Other Pakistani cricketers have been a part of this list includes Hanif Mohammad, Majid Khan, Asif Iqbal, Zaheer Abbas, Saleem Malik, Javed Miandad, Waqar Younis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Yousaf and Saqlain Mushtaq Centurion: Babar Azam scored his maiden century, Mohammad Rizwan supported him strongly as Pakistan thrashed South Africa by 9 wickets in the third T20I on Wednesday. Babar Azam was on song and hit back to his critics by scoring a century off just 49 balls. It was his first hundred in T20Is and also he became the third Pakistani batter to score a century in all three formats of the game. Rizwan kept his and his team’s spirits high by handling South African bowlers at the other end as Pakistan completed their highest T20I run-chase in 18 overs. Earlier, Aiden Markram and Janneman Malan put up a solid 108-runs opening partnership as South Africa scored 203-5 in 20 overs. BABAR AZAM Babar Azam 122 Master Blaster 100 by Babar Azam in T20I Babar cracks maiden T20I hundred as Pakistan cruise Babar Azam has scored a century in all three formats of international cricket now Pakistan's highest opening partnership in T20 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐌 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐖𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 Babar's sensational 122, Rizwan 73* give Pakistan 2-1 lead Babar century powers Pakistan to 9-wicket win over South Africa Babar Azam becomes only the third Pakistan batsman to slam a T20I hundred Ton-up Babar, Rizwan smash SA for record-breaking T20I victory Mohammad Rizwan played today's match while fasting