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England captain Joe Root won the Test Player of the Year honours
to prevent a sweep of the men's awards by Pakistan.
Pakistan captain Babar was adjudged One-Day Cricketer of the
Year while his deputy Rizwan grabbed the T20 award.
A fourth Pakistan cricketer, Fatima Sana, won the Emerging
Women's Cricketer of the year award.
Known for his sizzling yorkers and an ability to swing the ball,
Afridi claimed 78 wickets in 36 internationals in 2021 and was
at his best at the Twenty20 World Cup even though Pakistan went
out in the semi-finals.
"I got five-fors in tests but my most memorable performance was
during our victory against India in the World Cup," the
21-year-old left-armer said.
Root was rewarded for his sublime form in 2021 when he become
only the third player -- after Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan and
West Indies great Viv Richards -- to score over 1700 runs in
test cricket in a calendar year.
"If there was one hundred that really sticks out it would
probably be in Chennai against India," Root said referring to
his stellar 218 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
"With it being my 100th game it is something that will live long
in the memory."
In the women's category, India opener Smriti Mandhana won the
Cricketer of the Year award.
South Africa's Lizelle Lee took the one-day honours, while
England's Tammy Beaumont bagged the T20 award.
South African Marais Erasmus was Umpire of the Year.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Ken
Ferris)
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