Afghanistan all-rounder and Big Star Creations client Azmatullah Omarzai has capped an incredible start to 2025 by achieving three major honours that has seen him catapulted to the summit of world cricket.
Azmat, an explosive middle-order batsman and a dangerous swing bowler, soared to No.1 in the ICC World rankings for one-day international all-rounders. He topped the charts ahead of another two Big Star Creations players, fellow countryman Mohammad Nabi and Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza.
Azmat was also voted the ICC’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2024 and if that wasn’t enough, he then managed to find a place in the Team of the Tournament for the ICC Champions Trophy, played in February.
He will now play in the Indian Premier League with Punjab Kings, before a spell in the MLC with Mumbai Indians’ franchise.