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DUBAI: New Zealand’s batting prodigy Rachin Ravindra has shown immense batting prowess during the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, which earned him the coveted ICC Player of the Month award for October 2023.

Ravindra faced tough competition from South African opening batter Quinton de Kock and Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the prestigious award, however, he succeeded on the back of his tremendous performances in his maiden ICC World Cup campaign.

Ravindra kicked off his ICC World Cup 2023 with an unbeaten 123 against England, followed by a half-century against the Netherlands. He later scored another century in the month of October in the nail-biting thriller against Australia.

He scored a total of 406 runs from six outings at an average of 81.20 with the help of two centuries and two half-centuries during the month.

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Ravindra is currently the highest run-scorer in the ICC World Cup 2023, having accumulated 565 runs at a staggering average of 70.62 and has been a major factor in New Zealand’s campaign.

He expressed his gratitude for winning the ICC Player of the Month award.

“I’m very grateful to win this award,” Ravindra said from India.

“It’s been a special month personally and for the team. Being able to play a World Cup in India has been incredibly special,” he further added.

Ravindra also thanked his teammates for supporting him and allowing him to play his natural game.

“Being backed by the team helps a lot, being able to go out there with a lot of freedom, and play your natural game,” Ravindra added.

“The lucky thing is the wickets have been really nice to bat on, suits my game in terms of being positive and taking the game on.”

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DUBAI: Indian opening batter Shubman Gill earned the reward for scintillating performances in the Asia Cup 2023 campaign and ODI series against Australia as he claimed the ICC Player of the Month award for September 2023.

Shubman Gill edged his teammate Mohammed Siraj and England opener Dawid Malan to win the prestigious award for the second time on the back of 480 ODI runs at an average of 80 last month. He previously won the ICC Player of the Month award for January this year.

Gill topped the runs chart in the Asia Cup 2023 with 302 runs in six matches at 75.50. He scored one century against Bangladesh and two half-centuries, including 52-ball 58 against Pakistan in the Super 4 clash.

He continued his brilliant form in the first two matches of the home ODI series against Australia, amassing a total of 178 runs with a fifty and a century.

His impressive run of form also rocketed to the second position in the ICC ODI batting rankings and he is only 5 rating points behind Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam. Shubman Gill has 830 rating points, while Babar Azam is sitting on top with 835 rating points.

Notably, Gill did not feature in India’s first two games due to an illness and his participation in the high-octane clash against arch-rivals Pakistan is still in the air.

India started their ICC World Cup campaign with a thumping six-wicket victory over Australia, thanks to Virat Kohli and KL Rahul’s anchoring half-centuries.

Meanwhile, in their second match, Jasprit Bumrah returned with figures of 4-39 before Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire century to guide their team to a thumping victory over Afghanistan.

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DUBAI: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has earned the reward for his exceptional performance last month and has been crowned the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2023.

Babar Azam won the coveted award for the third time by overcoming teammate Shadab Khan and West Indies hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran and has expressed his jubilation upon winning the honour.

“I am delighted to be named ICC Player of the Month for August 2023,” Babar said.

“The past month has been extraordinary for my team and I as we have put some terrific performances. With the Asia Cup coming to Pakistan after such a long time, it was great to play in front of the passionate and cricket-loving crowds of Multan and Lahore. That I scored my second ODI score of 150-plus in front of my own people in Multan doubled the joy.

“I am looking forward to making the most of the form as we head into an exciting phase of cricket with the backend of the Asia Cup nearing and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup around the corner. My team and I are eager to bring joy and happiness to the millions of Pakistan fans.”

Babar Azam enjoyed an excellent run of form in the ODI format last month and has maintained his top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Batter Rankings.

He scored two fifties in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka before notching a stunning 151 off 131 balls against Nepal in the opening game of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

During this innings, the Pakistan skipper achieved a historic milestone, becoming the fastest player in the game’s history to reach 19 ODI centuries.

This century marked his 31st century across all formats for Pakistan, placing him on par with legends Javed Miandad and Saeed Anwar.

He now stands just behind Younis Khan (41), Mohammad Yousuf (39), and Inzamam-ul-Haq (35) in terms of centuries for Pakistan.

He also stands behind only Saeed Anwar (20) in terms of most ODI centuries for Pakistan.

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DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the Player of the Month award for November 2022, here on Tuesday. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sidra Ameen are included.

Pakistan’s star bowler of the recently-held ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Shaheen, got the reward for his magnificent performance, snaring 11 scalps at an average of 14.09 and an economy rate of 6.15.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 winning captain, Jos Buttler, who led his team to their second title and played a significant role in his team’s glory as he smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls in the semi-final clash against India, has also been nominated for the prestigious award.

The right-handed batter scored an overall 207 runs in the previous month including two half-centuries that came against India and New Zealand.

The third nominee for the men’s award, Adil Rashid, experienced a sea-saw turn of fortunes in the world cup from going wicketless in the first three Super 12 matches to playing a significant role in their title triumph.

The leg-spinner returned with astonishing figures of 4-0-16-1 in England’s must-win Super 12 encounter against Sri Lanka and removed India’s key batter Suryakumar Yadav cheaply in the semi-final.

The veteran spinner also played a crucial role in the final against Pakistan as he dismissed Pakistan’s top batter Babar Azam and young sensation Mohammad Haris. He finished with 2/22 including a maiden in the big game.

Have you checked the nominations for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for November 2022 yet?

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— ICC (@ICC) December 6, 2022

 

Meanwhile, in the women’s category, Pakistan’s opening batter Sidra, who displayed a stellar performance in the three-match home ODI series against Ireland, scoring 277 runs, has also been nominated for the award.

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Three incredible batters have been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for November 2022 🙌

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— ICC (@ICC) December 6, 2022

Besides her, Thailand’s Natthakan Chantham and Ireland’s Gaby Lewis are the other two nominees for the women’s player of the month award.

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