DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards for the month of March to recognise the best performances across all forms of international cricket.
The ICC Men’s Player of the Month Nominees for March are Rashid Khan (AFG), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (IND) and Sean Williams (ZIM). In March, Rashid Khan of Afghanistan took 11 wickets as his team won the second Test against Zimbabwe and followed up with six wickets in the 3-0 T20I victory for his side.
Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar played three ODIs against England where he took 6 wickets. He also went on to play five T20Is where he took 4 wickets. He was the standout bowler on either side in the series between India and England.
From Zimbabwe, Sean Williams played two Tests against Afghanistan where he scored a total of 264 runs and took 2 wickets. He also went on to play three T20Is against them wherein he scored 45 runs.
The ICC Women’s Player of the Month Nominees for Marc are Rajeshwari Gayakwad (IND), Lizelle Lee (SA), and Punam Raut (IND).
In women’s cricket, Rajeshwari Gayakwad of India played five ODIs against South Africa and has been their leading wicket-taker in both series with South Africa. She took 8 wickets in the ODIs and in the three T20Is against the same opponent she took 4 wickets.
From the South African camp, Lizelle Lee played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two half-centuries to move to the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings.
Indian cricketer Punam Raut played five ODIs against South Africa where she scored a total of 263 runs. Punam has been Indian top run-scorer in the ODI series against South Africa, scoring a century and two half-centuries in these games.
The three nominees for each of the categories are shortlisted based on on-field performances and overall achievements during the period of that month. This shortlist is voted on by the independent ICC Voting Academy and fans around the world.
Who’s your ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March?
Sean Williams ???????? 264 Test runs at 132, 2 centuries
Rashid Khan ???????? 11 Test wickets at 25; 6 T20I wickets at 12.6
Bhuvneshwar Kumar ???????? 6 ODI wickets at 22.5; 4 T20I wickets at 28.7Vote here ???? https://t.co/cf06lbaFnA#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/oVw0Bssg2y
— ICC (@ICC) April 8, 2021
