Babar Azam, the captain of the national cricket team, will be honored with the highest civilian honor for his outstanding performance for Pakistan.
Babar Azam will be conferred with the Star Imtiaz on the occasion of Pakistan Day celebrations on March 23, after which he will become the youngest Pakistani cricketer to receive the honour.
Earlier, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was the youngest Pakistani cricketer to receive the star award.
The government of Pakistan had announced on August 14 last year that Babur Azam would be conferred with the Star of Distinction and now the date of the ceremony has been confirmed.
Earlier, Shahid Afridi, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan have been honored with the Star Imtiaz.
Apart from this, Mohammad Yusuf, Saeed Ajmal, Javed Miandad and Inzamamul Haque have also received Stara Imtiaz for their outstanding achievements in sports.
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