Saim Ayub deserves to win ICC’s Men's Emerging Player of the Year.

There is no doubt that this year is Saim Ayub's, and it was his career-defining year and one of the best talents Pakistan ever produced. Saim Ayub is a rare talent by Pakistan's standards, as Pakistan were struggling to find the right combination for the opening since the worst performance possible a team could be in the Asia Cup 2023 and World Cup 2023.

Pakistan cricket team is still struggling to find a proper player for the middle order who can win matches for Pakistan and chase big targets, and the hunt is still going on.

Saim Ayub is the finisher Pakistan was looking for.

The Pakistan cricket team selectors were looking for a finisher, and they got one in the form of Saim Ayub. After winning the Champions Trophy, many outstanding performers of Pakistan went out of form, like Imad Wasim, Hassan Ali, Sarfraz Ahmed, and Fakhar Zaman. Now it seems like, due to Saim Ayub, Pakistan has found its match winner and finisher who can chase a big total or put a big total on the board.

Finding Saim Ayub was not as easy as it seemed. The Pakistan cricket team went down as much as they could, like totally rock bottom, and many big names were dropped after WC 2023, like Shahdab Khan, Imam Ul Haq, Muhammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Muhammad Amir. Pakistan is in a rehab period, and finding a player like Saim Ayub was not easy, as even Saim Ayub was considered to be dropped due to bad performance at the start of 2024.

Saim Ayub had a technique issue earlier in 2024, which was sorted by the Pakistani coaching staff, and since then, Saim Ayub is on a different level.

Saim Ayub should win the award.

Saim Ayub is a clear winner of the ICC Men's Emerging Player of the Year award for 2024, as he can bat to win matches, and he is a useful bowler as well. He is a very useful bowler, and even great ex-cricketer and ex-Australian captain Ricky Ponting thinks that Saim Ayub is a clear winner, as he is a finisher, a match winner, and handy with the ball as well. Moreover, we hope that Saim Ayub wins the award because he deserves it.