It was announced that Babar Azam will get a big honor before the Asia Cup

 Karachi: The captain of the national cricket team, Babar Azam, was announced to receive a big honor before the Asia Cup.

On the occasion of Pakistan's 75th Independence Day, it has been announced that national cricket team captain Babar Azam will be given the Star Imtiaz Award, while women's team captain Bisma Maruf will also be given an Imtiaz medal.

Apart from Babar Azam and Bisma Maruf, the list of sportspersons who will be given civil awards include Commonwealth Games javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and weightlifter Noah Butt, who will be honored with the Pride of Performance Award. will

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Satara Imtiaz is the third highest civilian award of Pakistan, it is given to those who work for the security of the country, world peace, promotion of national culture and improvement of public life. The awards will be given on March 23.

Honor of Babar Azam

This year has been great for Babar Azam's career, he has scored the highest number of runs for Pakistan in Tests. He is the only batsman to score more than 1000 runs in World Cup Super League. He has scored a total of 1083 runs in 15 matches with the help of 6 centuries and 4 half-centuries. His strike rate is over 100 and the average is above 83.

It should be noted that Babar Azam is ranked number 1 in the world in ODI and T20 and third in the Test rankings.