Babar Azam named in Wisden ODI team of the year 2019.
Babar Azam has been included in Wisden's team of the year 2019 following a brilliant year with the bat. Indian player Virat Kohli has been selected as the captain of the team.
In the last 12 months, the run-machine amassed 1,092 runs, including three centuries, at an average of 60.66. He scored runs at will, boasting a strike rate of 92.30.
For now, there is no better batsman on the planet.
In a blog posted on Sunday, the cricket website revealed the team of the year, saying:
Talking about Babar's technique, the website wrote:
In the last 12 months, the run-machine amassed 1,092 runs, including three centuries, at an average of 60.66. He scored runs at will, boasting a strike rate of 92.30.
For now, there is no better batsman on the planet.
In a blog posted on Sunday, the cricket website revealed the team of the year, saying:
"The Wisden Cricket Monthly ODI team of the year is a different beast, rewarding not spectacular moments of individual brilliance, but continued excellence over a 12 month period."
| Player | Batting | Bowling | ||||
| Runs | Average | 100s | Wickets | Economy | Strike Rate | |
| Rohit Sharma | 1,232 | 53.56 | 6 | |||
| Jason Roy | 845 | 70.41 | 3 | |||
| Virat Kohli (C) | 1,288 | 64.40 | 5 | |||
| Babar Azam | 1,092 | 60.66 | 3 | |||
| Shakib Al Hasan | 841 | 84.10 | 2 | 16 | 4.75 | 49.5 |
| Ben Stokes | 719 | 59.91 | 0 | 12 | 5.69 | 46.9 |
| Shai Hope (WK) | 1,420 | 67.61 | 5 | |||
| Mitchell Starc | 27 | 5.42 | 20.5 | |||
| Yuzvender Chahal | 29 | 5.73 | 29.3 | |||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 25 | 4.62 | 31.8 | |||
| Trent Boult | 38 | 4.70 | 30.5 | |||
" His technique is so pure that he doesn't really do failure: the good balls get smothered, the bad ones are cuffed away with clinical poise. If there is a criticism, it's that he's so good, he should dominate even more. Further, his cover drive has been dubbed as 'signature shot of the era'
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