Babar Azam will also become the youngest Pakistani cricketer to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
Abdul Qadir (late), Shahid Afridi, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Younis Khan are among the cricketers who have received Sitara-e-Imtiaz award in the past.Babar Azam has already broken many batting records in different formats for Pakistan and he is currently in Top 5 in ICC Rankings of all three formats.In his captaincy, Pakistan defeated India in a World Cup for the first time in 2021 and he also led Pakistan to the final of World Cup and Asia Cup in 2022.