Published: Dec 24, 2016, 11:41 AM (IST)
Edited: Dec 24, 2016, 11:41 AM (IST)
Bangladesh’s seamer Mustafizur Rahman has marked the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the year 2016 as his biggest gift of the year. The player was honoured for his performance in the period September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2016. The cricketer played 3 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) bagging 8 wickets and 10 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) to take 19 wickets. This makes his tally to 27 in 13 matches during the span across formats. Mustafizur got a contract in Indian Premier League (IPL) for the franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and was one of the reasons behind the team’s victorious run in the 2016 season. Mustafizur is the first Bangladeshi to get any major ICC award.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) published a video of Mustafizur with his reactions on winning the award. “I am happy to get the award. I dedicate this award to the Bangladesh cricket team and my fans. I want to thank all who helped me. This is the biggest gift I got this year and will motivate me to work harder. I once again thank all who helped me,” he told BCB. Rahman is the only Bangladeshi cricketer to win an award this year. International Cricket Council (ICC) acknowledged the best performers for the span with various awards.
Here is the video:
After getting the award of the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the year 2016, @Mustafiz90 expresses his feelings.#ICCAwards2016 pic.twitter.com/d875ipjMmP
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) December 22, 2016
Ravichandran Ashwin has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016 as well as the Test Cricketer of the Year 2016. Alastair Cook has been declared the captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2016, and Ashwin is the only Indian cricketer in the team. Virat Kohli has been named the captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year whereas Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are the two other Indians in the team. David Warner and Mitchell Starc are the only cricketers to be present in both the teams. Marais Erasmus was named the Umpire of the Year 2016.
