Shakib nominated for ICC ‘Men’s player of the month’ award
Sports desk: Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been nominated for the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month’ awards for the month of July 2021.
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr are among others nominated in the category.
A press release, issued by the ICC on Sunday, said an independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world can now vote to decide the winners, which will be announced next week. Fans registered on icc-cricket.com/awards are invited to cast their votes for their favourite ICC player of the month for July in both categories.
Earlier Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was elected as ICC’s Men’s Player of the Month for May 2021.
Meanwhile, West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews, WI captain Stafanie Taylor and Pakistan’s Fatima Sana figure in the women’s shortlist.
The release said experienced star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh contributed to all three formats of the game as Bangladesh won the series against Zimbabwe last month.
Shakib Al Hasan scored 96 unbeaten runs as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the second ODI at the Harare Sports Club. In the T20Is with the ball, Hasan took three wickets at an economy rate of seven leading his country to a series win against Zimbabwe.
Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh played three ODIs and five T20Is against West Indies last month. In the T20Is, Marsh scored 219 runs with a strike rate of 152.08 and took 8 wickets with an economy rate of 6.76, making him the lead run-scorer and wicket-taker for Australia in the series.
Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr played three ODIs against Australia last month, where he took seven wickets with an economy rate of 4.14. Walsh Jr was also the most impressive bowler in the T20I series against Australia where he picked up twelve wickets in five games at an average of 11.66, making him the leading wicket-taker for the West Indies in both the ODI and T20I series against Australia.
