The ICC today announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards which recognize and celebrate the best achievements across all types of international cricket throughout the year.
• ICC Men of the Month Player January Nominees: Rishabh Pant (IND), Joe Root (ENG) and Paul Stirling (IRE)
• ICC Female Player of the Month January Nominees: Diana Baig (PAK), Shabnim Ismail (USA) and Marizanne Kapp (USA)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards which recognize and celebrate the best achievements of both men’s and women’s cricket across all types of international cricket. throughout the year. Fans got a bit of an emotional cricket throughout January giving the highly competitive player of the month award and can now vote on www.icc-cricket.com for their favorite ICC player of the month (January).
About ICC Men of the Month player Announced January:
Rishabh Pant played two tries against Australia where he won 97 at Sydney to ensure an unbeaten 89-draw draw at Brisbane that led India to a historic series win against arch-rival Australia. England captain Joe Root played two tries against Sri Lanka, where he scored 228 and 186 goals and led his side to a 2-0 try series victory. The third nominee in the division, Paul Stirling of Ireland, played two ODIs v UAE and three ODIs v Afghanistan, where he scored three centuries.
About ICC Female Player of the Month January Announcement:
Pakistan’s Diana Baig played three ODIs and two T20Is against South Africa, where she led the wickets with nine wickets in the three-game ODI series against South Africa. South African Shabnim Ismail played three ODIs and two T20Is against Pakistan and took seven wickets in the winning ODI series against Pakistan, before taking five wickets in the second T20I against the same challenge. Her partner Marizanne Kapp, who is the third named in the division, played two ODIs and two T20Is against Pakistan where she made 115 runs at a strike rate of 110.57 and placed three wikis in the ODI series against Pakistan. .
ICC Player of the Month voting process:
The three candidates for each of the shortlisted categories are based on field achievements and total achievements during that month (first to last day of each calendar month).
ICC * Voting Academy and fans around the world then vote on this shortlist. ICC Voting Academy which features prominent members of the cricket family includes top journalists, veterans and broadcasters and some members of the ICC Hall of Fame.
The Polling Academy will email their votes and retain a 90% share of the vote. In addition, ICC-registered fans can vote through the ICC website once the shortlisted players have been nominated and have a 10% share of the vote. Winners will be announced every second Monday of the month on the ICC digital channels.
ICC Voting Academy for ICC player of the month January 2021 *:
Afghanistan: Hameed Qayoomi and Javed Hamim, Australia: Adam Collins and Lisa Sthalekar, Bangladesh: Tarek Mahmoud and Mohammad Isam, England: Kalika Mehta and Claire Taylor, Ireland: Ian Callender and Isobel Joyce, India: Mona Parthsarathi and VVS Laxman , New Zealand: Mark Geenty and John Wright, Pakistan: Sohail Imran and Ramiz Raja, South Africa: Firdose Moonda and Jonty Rhodes, Sri Lanka: Champika Fernando and Russel Arnold, West Indies: Ian Bishop and Andy Roberts, Zimbabwe: Tristan Holme and Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Others: AKS Satish and Preston Mommsen