ICC announces winners of ‘The players of the Month Awards for September 2022. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced its list of winners in the September Players of The Month Awards in association with cricket equipment manufacturer Gray-Nicolls. The awards were based on performances from three international series that took place in September, which included England v India, Sri Lanka v Pakistan and West Indies v South Africa.
Inaugurated this year to recognize consistent performances by players across all formats, namely One Day Internationals, Test matches, and T20Is, these monthly awards also make a point to reward players who have excelled at the Test level as well as players who are making their way up through the ranks by showing off their skills in other formats.
They are as follows:
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced their September winners in an awards ceremony on Friday. The seven monthly award categories are as follows: best batsman, best bowler, player of the series, breakthrough player, best fielder, Spirit of Cricket Award and Player of the Year. Trent Boult was named Player of the Series while Jos Buttler received the award for Best Batsman. Rishabh Pant won the award for Breakthrough Player with Jason Roy coming second. Afghanistani cricketer Zahir Khan came first in the category of Best Bowler with Australian Tim Paine coming second.
Player Of The Year
Out of a total of eight players being honored, five came from India. Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli won Player Of The Year, while Indian Cricketer Hardik Pandya was named Player Of The Year in ODIs. For T20 Internationals, Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma was given this award. Pakistanis Hasan Ali and Fakhar Zaman were also honored with their respective awards. Continuation (six+ sentences): On the international stage, Pakistani-born pacer Mohammed Amir won both ODI and T20I Player of the year awards for September 2022.
Continuation (six+ sentences): In England’s One Day Cup, Englishman Joe Root was awarded Player of the Year for his outstanding performances against Australia A on September 7th and 11th where he scored 118 runs off 127 balls.
Test Cricket Player Of The Year
The Test Cricket Player Of The Year is awarded to a player who has been judged by an independent panel of experts to be the best in Test Cricket over 12 months.
The following players were nominated for September 2022:
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Joe Root (England)
Jason Holder (West Indies)
Cricketer Of The Year
No one was more consistent than the Australian opener, David Warner. The left-handed batsman had been in scintillating form for a few months now, and he maintained his high standards in September as well. He struck five centuries in six innings, including four consecutive hundreds. His most eye-catching performance came against New Zealand where he scored an unbeaten 214 at Perth. With this knock, Warner surpassed Ricky Ponting to become Australia’s third-highest run scorer in Tests.
Women’s Player Of The Year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has awarded the title Women’s Player Of The Year to England player Amy Jones. Jones scored a total of 577 runs in the month, the most in any month this year by an England player. In September, she scored two centuries and one half-century for her team. She also captained three matches during the month, winning two and losing one. Jones is currently ranked third on ICC’s Player Rankings for Women’s ODI all-rounders list. She was also included in ICC’s Team of the Tournament for the World Cup 2019 Qualifiers played earlier this year.
Emerging Player Of The Year
The Emerging Player Of The Year Award is given to a player who has shown potential and consistency in their performances but hasn’t yet made an impact on the international stage. This year’s award goes to Ireland’s Conor Murray, who has been Ireland’s mainstay at scrum-half for many years. His performance for Munster against Saracens this season was outstanding, with his decision-making and reliability under pressure being key factors in that match. With Johnny Sexton starting for Leinster in recent weeks, Murray will be looking forward to getting more game time with Ireland next season.
This year’s winner is Scotland’s Dave Denton.
