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Pakistan’s cricket star Babar Azam has been nominated for the prestigious ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award 2024.

He has been recognised for his solid performances in 2024.

In 24 T20I matches, the Pakistani batter scored 738 runs at an average of 33.54, including six half-centuries and nearly 100 boundaries.

Additional information: 

Virat Kohli has been awarded the title of ICC men's ODI Cricketer of the year 2023.

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Pakistan secured 62nd ranking in the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

Pakistan won Single Gold Medal in Javelin Throw category.

USA secured first position by winning a total of 126 medals. 

Olympic Games 2024 held in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 Aug 2024.

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On 26 January 2023, Babar Azam was picked as Men’s ODI Player of the Year for the second time in a row by (ICC).

Babar Azam amassed 679 runs from just nine ODIs during 2022. 

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• About ACC men's Emerging Asia Cup 2019
• Edition: Fourth 
• Venue: Bangladesh 
• Winner: Pakistan (first time) 
• Runner-Up: Bangladesh 
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• About ACC men's Emerging Asia Cup 2023
• Edition: Fifth 
• Venue: Sri Lanka
• Winner: Pakistan (Second time) 
• Runner-Up: India 
• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Total teams: 8
• Pakistan won by: 128 runs
• Total matches: 15
• Player of the series: Nishant Sindhu (India)
• Most runs made by: Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka)
• Most wickets taken by:  Nishant Sindhu (India)
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2021 Pakistan Super League

Edition: Sixth

Dates: 20 Feb – 24 June 2021

Administrator: PCB

Format: Twenty20

Venue: Pakistan & UAE

Winner: Multan Sultans (1st title)

Multan Sultans won by: 47 runs

Runner-up: Peshawar Zalmi

Participants: 6

Matches: 34

Player of the series: Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultans)

Sohaib Maqsood made: 428 runs

Most runs: Babar Azam (Karachi Kings)

Babar Azam made: 554 runs

Most wickets: Shahnawaz Dahani (Multan Sultans)

Shahnawaz Dahani took: 20 wickets

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•  England won the opening T20 international by six wickets in Karachi on 20 September 2022.

• The win gives England a 1-0 lead in the seven-match series.

• Pakistan and England will be playing seven T20Is in Karachi and Lahore from September 20 to October 2, 2022.

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Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024

Edition: 8th 

Venue: China 

Final held: 17 Sep 2024

Winner: India

Second place: China

Third place: Pakistan 

Total matched played: 20

Participating teams: 06

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World Championship of Legends 2024

Winner: India (By 5 wickets)

Runner-up: Pakistan

Final held on 13 July 

Final Venue: Edgbaston Stadium, England

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 On 2 April 2023, Enaam Ahmed became the first-ever Pakistani to win go-karting world championship, beating the records of Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.