Indian (W) skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan wicket-keeper batsmen won the ICC player of the month awards
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan won the ICC Player of the Month awards for September in women’s and men’s categories respectively and both the winners will receive gold medallions from the ICC.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan won the ICC Player of the Month awards for September in women’s and men’s categories respectively.
Harmanpreet got the award for her memorable showing in the ODI series in England. The Indian skipper beat her deputy Smriti Mandhana and Bangladesh partner Nigar Sultana, who also came up with some stunning displays.
“It was great to be nominated for the award and to win it is an amazing feeling. To come out as a winner when being nominated alongside Smriti and Nigar is very humbling,”
Harmanpreet said after winning the award.
“I have always taken immense pride in representing my country and achieving the historic ODI series win in England will remain a landmark moment for me in my career,”
she added.
Harmanpreet had a memorable month with the bat as well as a captain, leading India to a memorable 3-0 ODI series sweep over England. This was India’s first series win in England since 1999.
In the first ODI, her well-paced innings of 74 not out guided India to a win while chasing 228. She followed that up with a wonderful unbeaten 143 off just 111 balls in the second ODI, her second-highest score in the 50-over format.
Among men, Rizwan crushed Indian left-arm spinner Axar Patel and Australian all-rounder Cameroon Green to claim the award. Rizwan was in outstanding form in September, producing a few sizzling performances in T20Is.
“I want to give my high appreciation to all my teammates as they made things easy for me. These achievements boost your confidence. I am happy with my performance and I would like to take this momentum forward in Australia,”
an elated Rizwan said.
“I would like to dedicate this award to the people in Pakistan who are affected by the floods and climate change. Hopefully, this will bring smiles to their faces,”
he added.
In the 10 games that he played last month, Rizwan scored seven fifties. His month began with two scores of 70 plus against Hong Kong and India in the Asia Cup. He completed the tournament with one more fifty and as the leading run-scorer.
Both the winners will receive gold medallions from the ICC.
