Shubman Gill nominated for ICC Player of the Month for February
Shubman Gill nominated for ICC Player of the Month for February
Star India batter Shubman Gill has been nominated for ICC Player of the Month along with Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips on Friday.
Gill, who is currently part of India’s squad in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025, scored 406 runs at an average of 101.5 in the five ODIs he played in February.
During the three-match series against England, Gill scored 87 (in Nagpur), 60 (in Cuttack), and 112 (in Ahmedabad) and was adjudged Player of the Series as India defeated the visitors 3-0.
He followed it up with an unbeaten 101 against Bangladesh in Champions Trophy opener and 46 against Pakistan.
Australia’s stand-in skipper for the Champions Trophy, Smith shone during the Test series against Sri Lanka, scoring 141 and 131 in the two matches his side played there, with a strike-rate of 136.00. In the ODI series, he scored 12 and 29.
Black Caps’ Phillips scored scored 236 in five ODIs at a strike-rate of 124.21. His three unbeaten knocks helped New Zealand win the tri-series in Pakistan, also involving South Africa. They comprised 106 against Pakistan in Lahore, 28 against South Africa at the same venue, and then 20 against Pakistan in Karachi in the final.
He carried that momentum into the Champions Trophy, beginning with 61 against Pakistan in Karachi, and then another unbeaten innings of 21 against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi
(With inputs from PTI)
Published on Mar 07, 2025
