ICC Player of the Month Award: Renuka Singh Among Nominees For July

International Cricket Council (ICC) announced England's Jonny Bairstow, Sri Lanka's spin sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and France's record-breaking star Gustav McKeon from men's cricket and England's Nat Sciver and Emma Lamb and India's Renuka Singh from women's cricket as the nominees for its July edition of 'Player of the Month' awards.

The ICC Men's Player of the Month for June, Jonny Bairstow, is nominated once more following stellar performances at the crease for England, while Sri Lanka's Test debutant and spin maestro Prabath Jayasuriya finds himself on the shortlist for the first time. Completing the men's lineup for July is France's record-breaking teenage star, Gustav McKeon.

Nat Sciver is no stranger to being nominated for the ICC Women's Player of the Month award, and her second successive appearance on the shortlist follows her outstanding performances across ODI and T20I series against South Africa. England's Emma Lamb enjoyed a very successful month with the bat and ball and is named on the shortlist which is completed with the addition of dangerous India seamer Renuka Singh.

The winner of the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for June, Bairstow continued where he left off with blistering performances in multiple formats in July. He reasserted his sublime form with the bat during his side's final Test showdown with India at Edgbaston, scoring 106 and 114 to claim another historic Test victory and seal a 2-2 series draw against the odds during more final day drama. His notable exploits with the bat during his side's white ball series against South Africa, including a 53-ball 90 in the first T20I, strengthen his claim to win a second successive award for July.

Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya made a sensational start