Babar to get third-highest civilian honour
Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named among the recipients of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz -- the country's third-highest civilian honour -- on the occasion of its 75th Independence Day on Sunday.
The batter, at 27, will become the youngest Pakistani to be conferred upon the award while national women's team skipper Bismah Maroof will receive the Tamgha-e-Pakistan.
Babar stands top of the ICC's ODI and T20 batting rankings and is placed third in the Test charts.
Hailing from Lahore, Babar boasts an ODI average of 59.2 and averaged more than 45 in Tests and T20s.
As many as 253 Pakistani citizens are set to receive civilian awards this year, the President's office announced Sunday.
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