Big honour for Harmanpreet

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday (October 10) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for September 2022. Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan claimed the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award, while India’s inspirational captain Harmanpreet Kaur was named the recipient of the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.In a highly competitive field, Rizwan secures his first ever ICC Men’s Player of the Month crown after a remarkable spell of scoring throughout September, and sees him overcome fellow nominees Cameron Green (Australia) and Axar Patel (India) to the prize.The Pakistan star amassed a mammoth 553 runs from ten T20Is, covering performances in the Men’s Asia Cup and the subsequent home T20I series against a touring England side. With an eye-catching batting average of 69.12 during the month, the talismanic opener also registered seven half-centuries to illustrate why he sits atop the ICC Men’s T20I batter rankings.