Jasprit Bumrah nominated for ICC monthly award after exploits against England
Cricket | Sep 06, 2021, 02:30 PM ISTBumrah, who has been exceptional with his fast bowling against England, took nine wickets in the first Test.
Bumrah, who has been exceptional with his fast bowling against England, took nine wickets in the first Test.
England spinner Sophie Ecclestone edged out India's Shafali Verma and Sneh Rana to become the ICC Player of the Month for June, while Kiwi opener Devon Conway bagged the honour in the men's category.
Mushfiqur played one Test and three ODIs against Sri Lanka in the month of May, where he helped Bangladesh win their first ODI series against Sri Lanka by scoring 125 in the second game.
Azam won the award for his consistent and outstanding performances across all formats in the recently concluded series against South Africa and was chosen as the April winner by fans and the ICC voting academy.
The 31-year-old Indian took six wickets with an economy rate of 4.65 in the three ODIs, while capturing four wickets with a fantastic economy rate of 6.38 in the five T20Is
Punam Raut also earns ICC women's player of the month nomination after a strong show in the India-South Africa series.
The International Cricket Council's official social media profile took to Twitter to announce the recipient.
Among women cricketers, Pakistan Diana Baig and the South African duo of Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp were nominated for the monthly honours.
ICC stated that an independent ICC voting academy comprising former players, broadcasters, and journalists, will team up with fans to vote for the ICC men's and women's player of the month respectively.
Indian captain Virat Kohli expressed his surprise at winning the Spirit of Cricket award after years of being under the scanner for the 'wrong things'.
The ICC announced the winners of annual awards for the year 2019, with Ben Stokes, Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins claiming major honours.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2019.
Virat Kohli won the ICC 'Spirit of Cricket' award for his heartwarming gesture to ask the fans not to boo Australia's Steve Smith during the 2019 World Cup.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli leads the ICC ODI and Test teams for the year 2019. The ODI team features four Indians, while two Indian players make it to the Test side.
Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry grabbed the top honour at the ICC women's award for 2019.
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