India’s fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been nominated for the ICC (International Cricket Council) Player of the Month award after his impressive performance in the limited-overs series against England. The ICC on Thursday named men’s and women’s cricketers the best performers in all forms of international cricket. Apart from Bhuvneshwar, other men’s cricketers include Afghanistan leg spinner Rasheed Khan and Zimbabwean Sean Williams.
Women cricketers include Rajeshwari Gaikwad of India, Lizl Lee of South Africa and Poonam Raut of India. Last month, Bhubaneswar played three one-day internationals against England in which he took six wickets at an economy rate of 4.65. He has played five T20 internationals against England in which he bowled at a staggering economic rate of 6.38 and took four wickets.
MI V RCB Virat scored the most runs while Bhajji took the most wickets
Who is your ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March?
Sean Williams 🇿🇼 264 Test takes place at 132, 2 centuries
Rashid Khan 🇦🇫 11 Test wicket 25; 6 T20I wickets 12.6
Bhubaneswar Kumar 🇮🇳 6 ODI wickets 22.5; 4 T20I wickets 28.7Vote here https://t.co/cf06lbaFnA#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/oVw0Bssg2y
– ICC (@ ICC) April 8, 2021
He was the best bowler of both teams in the limited-overs series played between India and England. In the second Test against Zimbabwe, Rashid picked up 11 wickets during his team’s victory and then took six wickets in the T20 International 3-0. Zimbabwean Williams played two Tests against Afghanistan in which he scored a total of 264 and took two wickets. He then played three T20 internationals in which he scored 45 runs at a strike rate of 128.57.
Who is your ICC Women of the Month for March?
Rajeshwari Gayakwad 20. Eight ODI wicket 20.25; Four T20I wickets 14.25
Lizel Lee 🇿🇦 288 ODIs 144.00; 90T20I moves at 30.00
The Punam Raut 🇮🇳 263 ODI takes place at 87.66Vote here https://t.co/PFgHOEEjrc#ICCPOTM pic.twitter.com/eSWCrs2YCE
– ICC (@ ICC) April 8, 2021
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In women’s cricket, Rajeshwari played five ODIs against South Africa and was the team’s highest wicket taker in both white ball series. He took eight wickets in ODIs and four in T20s. Poonam Raut has scored 263 runs in five ODIs against South Africa. He was India’s top run scorer in the series, scoring a century and two fifties in these matches. In four one-day internationals for South Africa, Lijel Lee scored a century and two fifties, which topped the ICC batting rankings.
