Dubai: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April, following his consistent and outstanding performances across all formats in the recently concluded series against South Africa. The women’s award went to Australia’s Alyssa Healy. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for April which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket.
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Babar’s match-winning 82-ball 94 in the third ODI against South Africa helped him gain 13 rating points to reach a career-best 865 points. He also contributed 122 from 59 balls in Pakistan’s successful chase in the third match of a T20I series against the same opposition. Commenting on Babar’s performance in April, Ramiz Raja representing the ICC Voting Academy said: “The world bats in two ways in white-ball cricket. One way is to destroy attacks with muscle and force and then there is the Babar Azam way, like conducting a batting symphony with punch, panache and flair, and he deserves to win this award.”
