ICC nominates Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill for Player of the Month Award | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday nominated Indian opener Shubman Gilland paceman Mohammed Siraj for the ICC Player of the Month Award for their stunning show in January.
The third contender who has been nominated for the award is New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway, who has had a fine start to the year with three hundreds and two fifties across formats.
Gill continued his fine batting in both the white-ball formats last month after a fruitful 2022 while Siraj led India’s fast-bowling attack with distinction in ODIs in recent times, showcasing his brilliance consistently, especially with the new ball in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
Gill was handed his maiden T20I cap in the first match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, where he managed just seven, before another single-digit score in the second game. He made a steady 46 in the third T20I in Rajkot.
Gill then registered scores of 70, 21 and 116 in the three ODIs against the island nation, but it was his breathtaking display in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad that stole the show.
He got to 200 with three consecutive sixes off Lockie Ferguson. Gill (23 years 132 days) also became the youngest player to attain the feat as he surpassed teammate Ishan Kishan (24 years 145 days), who struck the fastest-ever double hundred in men’s ODI cricket in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
The 23-year-old struck 208 off 149 balls in an incredible knock on a day when none of his teammates crossed 28. Gill is the fifth Indian men’s batter overall to score an ODI double hundred. Rohit Sharma has three double hundreds in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gayle, Fakhar Zaman and Martin Guptill have hit one double-century each.
He backed that up with scores of 40 not out and 112 in his next two outings to close out the series with an aggregate of 360, the joint-highest for anyone in a three-match ODI series, equalling Babar Azam’s record against the West Indies in 2016-17.
The 54-ball century was Gill’s first in the shortest format. With the masterful ton, Gill became the fifth Indian to score centuries across formats.
Siraj’s incredible form, on the other hand, was rewarded in the ICC Men’s Player Rankings, where he was crowned the No.1 bowler in ODIs.
He returned with figures of 2/30 from seven overs in a high-scoring first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati and backed it up with figures of 3/30 and 4/32 in his next two outings respectively to finish as the leading wicket-taker in the series.
The right-arm quick then bagged 4/46 from 10 overs in a high-scoring thriller against New Zealand at his home ground in Hyderabad, before returning a hard to believe 6-1-10-1 in a brilliant opening burst in the second ODI in Raipur.
Conway closed out the year with scores of 92 and 18* in the first of two Tests against Pakistan in Karachi and he began 2023 with a fluent 122 and a golden duck the second, the decider ending in a hard-fought draw to leave the series levelled.
Another golden duck in the first ODI on the tour followed before the left-hander redeemed himself with back-to-back match-winning hundreds to help his side seal the three-match series 2-1.
The form was then carried into the white-ball tour of India, wherein he single-handedly led a stiff 386-run chase with a stroke-filled 138 off 100 in the third ODI in Indore.
Conway then scored 52 off 35 in the first of three T20Is in Ranchi, laying the foundation for the Blackcaps’ 21-run victory, their only win on the tour.
The third contender who has been nominated for the award is New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway, who has had a fine start to the year with three hundreds and two fifties across formats.
Gill continued his fine batting in both the white-ball formats last month after a fruitful 2022 while Siraj led India’s fast-bowling attack with distinction in ODIs in recent times, showcasing his brilliance consistently, especially with the new ball in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
Gill was handed his maiden T20I cap in the first match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, where he managed just seven, before another single-digit score in the second game. He made a steady 46 in the third T20I in Rajkot.
Gill then registered scores of 70, 21 and 116 in the three ODIs against the island nation, but it was his breathtaking display in the first ODI against New Zealand in Hyderabad that stole the show.
He got to 200 with three consecutive sixes off Lockie Ferguson. Gill (23 years 132 days) also became the youngest player to attain the feat as he surpassed teammate Ishan Kishan (24 years 145 days), who struck the fastest-ever double hundred in men’s ODI cricket in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
The 23-year-old struck 208 off 149 balls in an incredible knock on a day when none of his teammates crossed 28. Gill is the fifth Indian men’s batter overall to score an ODI double hundred. Rohit Sharma has three double hundreds in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gayle, Fakhar Zaman and Martin Guptill have hit one double-century each.
He backed that up with scores of 40 not out and 112 in his next two outings to close out the series with an aggregate of 360, the joint-highest for anyone in a three-match ODI series, equalling Babar Azam’s record against the West Indies in 2016-17.
The 54-ball century was Gill’s first in the shortest format. With the masterful ton, Gill became the fifth Indian to score centuries across formats.
Siraj’s incredible form, on the other hand, was rewarded in the ICC Men’s Player Rankings, where he was crowned the No.1 bowler in ODIs.
He returned with figures of 2/30 from seven overs in a high-scoring first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati and backed it up with figures of 3/30 and 4/32 in his next two outings respectively to finish as the leading wicket-taker in the series.
The right-arm quick then bagged 4/46 from 10 overs in a high-scoring thriller against New Zealand at his home ground in Hyderabad, before returning a hard to believe 6-1-10-1 in a brilliant opening burst in the second ODI in Raipur.
Conway closed out the year with scores of 92 and 18* in the first of two Tests against Pakistan in Karachi and he began 2023 with a fluent 122 and a golden duck the second, the decider ending in a hard-fought draw to leave the series levelled.
Another golden duck in the first ODI on the tour followed before the left-hander redeemed himself with back-to-back match-winning hundreds to help his side seal the three-match series 2-1.
The form was then carried into the white-ball tour of India, wherein he single-handedly led a stiff 386-run chase with a stroke-filled 138 off 100 in the third ODI in Indore.
Conway then scored 52 off 35 in the first of three T20Is in Ranchi, laying the foundation for the Blackcaps’ 21-run victory, their only win on the tour.
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