Triangular contest between R Ashwin, Joe Root & Kyle Mayers for ICC Player of the Month award

Dubai:The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards for the month of February to recognise the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket.

About the ICC Men’s Player of the Month February Nominees:

Ravichandran Ashwin played 3 tests against England as part of India’s ongoing series against

them. In these Tests he scored a 106 in the second innings of India’s second Test victory over

England at Chennai and took his 400th Test wicket in the third Test victory at Ahmedabad.

Scoring a total of 176 runs across these games with taking a total of 24 wickets, Ashwin is

the deserving candidate to be nominated in the Men’s category for February.

England Test captain Joe Root makes it to the list of nominations again this month for his

outstanding performance with the bat and the ball. He scored a total of 333 runs and took 6

wickets overall in the 3 Tests that he played against India. In the first Test against India, Root

scored a 218 to lead England to victory. From the West Indies, Test debutant Kyle Mayers

played 2 Tests against Bangladesh and scored a match-winning 210 to help the West Indies successfully chase 395 and win the first Test against Bangladesh. This performance alone is

deserving of this nomination.

Who’s your ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February?

Joe Root  218 Test runs at 55.5 & six wickets at 14.16

R Ashwin  106 Test runs at 35.2 & 24 wickets at 15.7

Kyle Mayers  261 Test runs at 87

Vote here  https://t.co/FBb5PMqMm8 pic.twitter.com/Mwiw5fuauy

— ICC (@ICC) March 2, 2021

About ICC Women’s Player of the Month February Nominees:

Tammy Beaumont’s unbeaten 72 helped England to a comfortable seven-wicket win against

New Zealand. She played 3 ODIs and passed fifty in each of these against New Zealand,

totalling 231 runs. Brooke Halliday of New Zealand also played 3 ODIs against England and

scored a total of 110 runs and took a total of 2 wickets in these games.

Brooke also went on to become just the fourth woman to score half-centuries in each of her

first two ODI matches. England’s Nat Sciver went on to take 5 wickets and score a total of 96

runs in the 3 ODIs she played against New Zealand. Nat was the leading wicket-taker in the

ODI series between New Zealand and England, and added an innings of 63 in the second

match that they won.

Who’s your ICC Women's Player of the Month for February?

Tammy Beaumont  231 ODI runs at 231.00

Brooke Halliday  110 ODI runs at 55 & two wickets at 20.00

Nat Sciver  63 ODI runs at 48.00 & five wickets at 16.6

Vote here  https://t.co/lZfMwphyiK pic.twitter.com/fORScVvxZ9

— ICC (@ICC) March 2, 2021

The ICC Player of the Month voting process:

The three nominees for each of the categories are shortlisted based on on-field performances

and overall achievements during the period of that month (the first to the last day of each calendar month).

This shortlist is then voted on by the independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the

world. The ICC Voting Academy comprising prominent members of the cricket family including

senior journalists, former players, and broadcasters and some members of the ICC Hall of

Fame.

The Voting Academy will submit their votes by email and will retain a 90% share of the vote. Additionally, fans registered with the ICC will be able to vote via the ICC website once the

shortlisted players are announced and will have a 10% share of the vote. Winners will be

announced every second Monday of the month on the ICC’s 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 Makhaya Ntini, 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.(UNI)