Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter, Mohammad Rizwan has been named as the leading T20 cricketer of the year by Wisden. Rizwan’s record-breaking performances in the shortest format of the game also saw him win the ICC T20I cricketer of the year award. Rizwan also became the first-ever player to score 1,000 T20 international runs in a calendar year. At an average of 73.66 in international cricket, he made 1,326 runs. The 29-year-old become the first-ever cricketer in the history of T20 cricket to amass over 2,000 runs in a calendar year. In 45 innings, he amassed 2,036 runs at an average of 56.55.
