Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday declared Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan as ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February after his “stellar display with the bat” at the recent T20 World Cup. In a press release, the global cricket body said, “Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has grabbed the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2026 owing to a stunning ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in Sri Lanka.” “The highest run-getter of the marquee event finished with 383 runs in seven matches (six innings) at an average of 76.60, which included two hundreds and as many half tons. “The hard-hitting right-hander had a superb run at the global event, boasting a strike rate of 160.25 while breaking a longstanding Virat Kohli’s record of most runs at the T20 World Cup in a single edition,” the ICC said. Farhan has become the first male Pakistani player to achieve this title since pacer Haris Rauf in November 2024. He was also the only Pakistani player included in the 12-member Team of the Tournamen...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the Team of the Tournament for this year’s T20 World Cup, with Pakistani opener Sahibzada Farhaan making the list despite the Green Shirts’ dismal campaign. Farhan became the only Pakistani player to be named in the 12-member team for his excellent performance during the tournament, sealing 383 runs – the highest a batter has scored in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. “Though Pakistan were patchy in the tournament, Sahibzada Farhan was consistently brilliant,” the ICC said. “The 29-year-old opener also became the first batter to score two hundreds in a single edition of a T20 World Cup. The highlight was a century he scored against Sri Lanka in the final Super Eight clash, setting up a five-run win,” it added. The right-handed Pakistani batter scored tons in the matches against Namibia and Sri Lanka. He had also scored two half-centuries against the USA and England. Meanwhile, his 176-run partnership with Fakhar Zaman against Sri Lanka was the ...