Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam changed into conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz:


Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam changed into conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz via way of means of Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman

Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday have become the youngest cricketer to be conferred with the country's third-maximum civilian award Sitara-e-Imtiaz.


Babar Azam | Sitara-e-Imtia
Babar Azam

Pakistan’s all-layout captain Babar changed into conferred with the awardby Governor Baligh Ur Rehman at an investiture rite held on the Punjab Governor House as a part of Pakistan Day celebrations.

With the conferment of the award, Babar has come to be the youngest cricketer to be presented Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the age of 28 for his awesome achievements withinside the discipline of sports.

Babar Azam will become youngest cricketer to get hold of Sitara-e-Imtiaz
Sports Desk March 23, 2023
Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam changed into conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz via way of means of Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman

Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday have become the youngest cricketer to be conferred with the country's third-maximum civilian award Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Pakistan’s all-layout captain Babar changed into conferred with the awardby Governor Baligh Ur Rehman at an investiture rite held on the Punjab Governor House as a part of Pakistan Day celebrations.

With the conferment of the award, Babar has come to be the youngest cricketer to be presented Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the age of 28 for his awesome achievements withinside the discipline of sports.

The skipper known as it an "gigantic honour" to gets the award withinside the presence of his parrents.

"This award is for my parents, enthusiasts and the human beings of Pakistan," he tweeted

Babar Azam | Sitara-e-Imtia
Babar Azam Sitara-e-Imtia

Previously, Babar's predecessor Sarfaraz Ahmed held the file because of the reality the youngest cricketer to be supplied the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Sarfaraz, who led Pakistan to the Champions Trophy name in 2017, changed into conferred with the award via way of means of then Sindh governor Mohammad Zubair on the Governor House in Karachi in 2018.

Last yr on August 14, the authorities introduced that it is going to be conferring Babar with the country’s third-maximum civilian honour.

Babar made his debut in worldwide cricket in May 2015 towards Zimbabwe. His performances subsequently led debuts to T20Is and Tests in 2016.

In forty seven Tests, Babar has scored3,696 runs with a mean of48.63, whilst in95 ODI's Babar has scored 4,813 runs at a mean of 59.41. In ninety nine T20Is, Babar has collected 3,355 runs at a mean of 41.41.

Babar, in his ongoing cricket career, has received more than one awards consisting of ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year, Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Under his captaincy, Pakistan defeated India for the primary time in a global cup suit and additionally reached the finals of the final T20 global cup.

Apart from Babar and Sarfaraz different cricketers which have acquired the award consist of Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, and Shahid Afridi for his or her awesome contributions.

While Mohammad Yousuf acquired the award in 2011, Saeed Ajmal in 2015, Inzamam ul Haq in 2005 and Javed Miandad in 1992.