The ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 has been announced. In which the young player from Afghanistan was seen defeating the legendary batsmen of Team India like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. 24-year-old Azmatullah Omarzai has been named the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. Azmatullah’s performance in the year 2023-24 was very good.
Afghan batsman who scored second most runs last year
Although Azmatullah Umarzai excelled in T20 cricket, he also made an impact in ODI cricket. Azmatullah Omarzai was the second highest run scorer for Afghanistan in the year 2024. Apart from this, his excellence was also seen in bowling. Azmatullah Umarzai scored 417 runs while batting in 14 ODI matches and took 17 wickets while bowling.
Afghanistan won the 4 ODI series
In the year 2024, Afghanistan played five ODI series, out of which the team won four series. Afghanistan defeated teams like Ireland, South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the ODI series. Azmatullah Omarzai had performed brilliantly against Sri Lanka, where he played an unbeaten inning of 149 runs while batting. Apart from this, Azmatullah played an unbeaten inning of 86 runs against South Africa.
Omarzai’s memorable performance
Umarzai had given a memorable performance in the ODI match against Bangladesh last year. In this match, while batting, Umarzai played an unbeaten inning of 70 runs in 77 balls and led the team to victory. Apart from this, while bowling, he took 4 wickets for 37 runs.
