PCB-Pakistan Cricket Board unveiled nominations for the PCB Awards 2020, the final winners of which will be announced on the PCB digital Platforms on Friday, 1st January 2020.
The short-lists for 12 categories, including 10 individual categories, were finalised by an independent panel comprising highly respected and distinguished cricket personalities.
In the methodology of short-listing the nominees, the player performances were not the only criteria. It also included factors, such as the opponent, impact, value and contribution of the players in the matches and/or during the period under consideration.
Nominess of each Category (in brackets are the criteria):
Umpire of the Year (Period under consideration 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Ahsan Raza
· Asif Yaqoob
· Ghaffar Kazmi
· Shozab Raza
Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year (Players born on or after 1 Aug 1999. Period under consideration 1 Sep 2019 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Ayesha Naseem
· Fatima Sana
· Najiha Alvi
· Syeda Aroob Shah
Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year (Players born on or after 1 Aug 1999 who are yet to make international debut for Pakistan. Period under consideration 1 Sep 2019 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Mohammad Huraira
· Mubasir Khan
· Rohail Nazir
· Qasim Akram
Men’s Emerging International Cricketer of the Year (International debut after 1 September 2019)
· Haider Ali
· Haris Rauf
· Naseem Shah
· Khushdil Shah
Women’s Cricketer of the Year (Period under consideration 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Aliya Riaz
· Bismah Maroof
· Javeria Khan
· Muneeba Ali
Domestic Cricketer of the Year (Events under consideration HBL PSL 2020, National T20 Cup 2020 and first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020)
· Hasan Ali
· Kamran Ghulam
· Saud Shakeel
· Zahid Mahmood
Individual Performance of the Year (20 international matches played between 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Fawad Alam – 102 v New Zealand, 1st Test
· Mohammad Hafeez – 86 not out, 52b, 4×4, 6×6 v England 3rd T20I
· Naseem Shah – 4-26 (hat trick) v Bangladesh, 1st Test
· Shan Masood – 156 v England, 1st Test
Spirit of Cricket (Period under consideration 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Sindh players thanking a retiring Imran Farhat for his contributions. Link here
· Pakistan team visiting Bangladesh dressing room after their 2-0 win in the T20I series. Link here
· Pakistan players congratulating Zak Crawley after his 267 in the Southampton Test. Link here
· Pakistan players congratulating Zimbabwe’s Elton Chigumbura on a successful career. Link here
Corporate Achievement of the Year (Period under consideration 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· First-ever HBL PSL 2020 in Pakistan
· Pakistan cricketers inspiring other international sides to play during the Covid-19 pandemic
· A complete, competitive and exciting 2020-21 domestic season during the pandemic
· South Africa and England men’s national cricket teams confirming tours to Pakistan in 2021
White-ball Cricketer of the Year (three ODIs and 12 T20Is from 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Babar Azam
· Haris Rauf
· Mohammad Hafeez
· Shaheen Shah Afridi
Test Cricketer of the Year (five Tests between 1 Jan 2020 and 31 Dec 2020)
· Babar Azam
· Mohammad Rizwan
· Shaheen Shah Afridi
· Shan Masood
Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year (five Tests, three ODIs and 12 T20Is from 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020)
· Babar Azam
· Mohammad Hafeez
· Mohammad Rizwan
· Shaheen Shah Afridi
