Pat Cummins, Deepti Sharma Win ICC Player Of The Month Awards For December

16.01.2024 - 07:53 sports.ndtv.com

Australia skipper Pat Cummins wins ICC Men's Player of the Month award for bowling heroics in the Test triumph against Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Deepti Sharma of India won the maiden ICC Women's Player of the Month award thanks to her multi-format brilliance against England and Australia, according to a release from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.

ICC revealed the Men's and Women's Player of the Month award winners for December 2023 after shortlists were announced last week.

Pat Cummins caps a spectacular 2023 with the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December, following a supreme bowling performance in his side's victorious Test series against Pakistan.

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:West Indies quick Shamar Joseph took 7-68 as he bowled through pain to give the tourists a first test win in Australia since 1997 with an incredible eight-run upset on day four of the day-night second test in Brisbane.

Cummins and Sciver-Brunt named ICC Cricketers of the Year

Australia captain Pat Cummins and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt were named Cricketers of the Year by the International Cricket Council on Thursday.

Pat Cummins Breaks Silence On Glenn Maxwell's Hospitalisation After Late-Night Party

They "didn't cross paths" but Australia captain Pat Cummins was at the same venue from where his World Cup-winning teammate Glenn Maxwell was rushed to hospital after a reported late-night drinking session and the star pacer responded to the incident by saying "any decision you make you've got to own it". Both Cummins and Maxwell were attending a concert by 'Six and Out', the band which features former pacer Brett Lee, in Adelaide. Cummins said he left the venue much before his teammate allegedly lost consciousness and had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma Recognised As Best International Cricketer In Women's Category At BCCI Awards

India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was crowned as the Best International Cricketer in the women's category for the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 on Tuesday at the Naman Awards. On the other hand, Deepti Sharma was recognised as the Best International Cricketer in the women's category for the years 2019-20 and 2022-23. While the highest wicket-takers in the ODI format, Poonam Yadav, Jhulan Goswami, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Devika Vaidya for the years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively. In terms of the highest run-getters in the 50-over format, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues bagged the awards for the years 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively.

Two Indian Spinners Feature In ICC Men's Test Team Of The Year

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the Men's Test Team of the Year 2023 with five Australian players and two Indian spinners featuring in the eleven. Australia's World Test Championship-winning captain Pat Cummins was crowned as the skipper of the team while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja found their way into the team. Usman Khawaja's rich vein in form saw him feature in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year for a second consecutive year. He ended 2023 as the highest scorer in Tests, becoming the only batter to get past the 1000-run mark. The left-handed batter amassed 1210 runs in 13 matches at an average of 52.60, which included six centuries and six fifties. Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne was named the other opening batsman despite having played only six matches in 2023.