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DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday nominated Pakistani right-arm pacer Hasan Ali for its May edition of ‘Player of the Month’ after his recent spectacular performances in the series against South Africa and Zimbabwe.

According to details, the right-arm pacer is currently the leading wicket-taker in all formats of cricket in 2021. Ali has managed to impress all with his fiery fast bowling and ability to bamboozle batsmen across the world.

Hasan Ali has been in brilliant form ever since his comeback to the international arena. He made his comeback to the national side in some style, picking up 40 wickets at an average of 15.37 in 11 matches across all three formats.

The ICC Men’s Player of the Month nominees for May are in ????

Hasan Ali ???????? 14 Test wickets at 8.92
Praveen Jayawickrama ???????? 11 Test wickets at 16.18
Mushfiqur Rahim ???????? 237 ODI runs at 79.00

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— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2021

Sri Lanka’s Praveen Jayawickrama and Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim are the other two nominees for the player of the month award. Jayawickrama played one Test against Bangladesh, picking up 11 wickets at an average of 16.11.

Mushfiqur, on the other, hand played one Test match and three ODIs during the month, all against Sri Lanka. He scored a century in the second ODI and helped Bangladesh to a series victory against Sri Lanka.

The ICC announced the nominations to recognise the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket. The nominations for the women are:

The ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees for May ????

Kathryn Bryce ???????????????????????????? 96 T20I runs at a strike-rate of 85.71, 5 T20I wickets at 14.60
Gaby Lewis ☘️ 116 T20I runs at a strike-rate of 116.00
Leah Paul ☘️ 9 T20I wickets at 4.44

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— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2021