The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a new program which would see them honour the ‘Player of the Month’ across both male and female cricketers.
Fans would also have the opportunity to cast their votes but the majority of the votes will cast by the ICC Voting Academy, consisting of former players, broadcasters, and journalists from around the world.
ICC Player of the Month
This is a first-of-its-kind award that ICC has come up with. An independent panel comprising of fans, broadcasters, and journalists will choose their men’s player of the month and female player of the month.
“The award is a great way to connect with fans of the sport and celebrate performances of their favourite players through the year,” ICC General Manager Geoff Allardice, said in a statement.
“It gives us all an opportunity to acknowledge world-class performances on the field by male and female cricketers and they have been in abundance throughout January,” he added.
Winners of the ICC Player of the Month Award – 2024
| Year | Month | Winner |
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2024 |
January |
Men – Shamar Joseph(WI) |
| Women – TBA | ||
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February |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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March |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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April |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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May |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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June |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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July |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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August |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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September |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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October |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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November |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA | ||
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December |
Men – TBA | |
| Women – TBA |
ICC Player of the Month Winners – 2023
| Year | Month | Winner |
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2023 |
January |
Men – Shubman Gill(IND) |
| Women – Grace Scrivens(ENG) | ||
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February |
Men – Harry Brook(ENG) | |
| Women – Ashleigh Gardner(AUS) | ||
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March |
Men – Shakib Al Hasan(BAN) | |
| Women – Henriette Ishimwe(Rwanda) | ||
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April |
Men – Fakhar Zaman(PAK) | |
| Women – Naruemol Chaiwai(Thailand) | ||
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May |
Men – Harry Tector(Ireland) | |
| Women – Thipatcha Putthawong(Thailand) | ||
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June |
Men – Wanindu Hasaranga(SL) | |
| Women – Ashleigh Gardner(AUS) | ||
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July |
Men – Chris Woakes(ENG) | |
| Women – Ashleigh Gardner(AUS) | ||
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August |
Men – Babar Azam(PAK) | |
| Women – Arlene Kelly(IRE) | ||
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September |
Men – Shubman Gill(IND) | |
| Women – Chamari Athapaththu(SL) | ||
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October |
Men – Rachin Ravindra(NZ) | |
| Women – Hayley Matthews(WI) | ||
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November |
Men – Travis Head(AUS) | |
| Women – Nahida Akter(BAN) | ||
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December |
Men – Pat Cummins(AUS) | |
| Women – Deepti Sharma(IND) |
ICC Player of the Month Winners – 2022
| Year | Month | Winner |
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2022 |
January |
Men – Keegan Petersen(SA) |
| Women – Heather Knight(ENG) | ||
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February |
Men – Shreyas Iyer(IND) | |
| Women – Amelia Kerr(NZ) | ||
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March |
Men – Babar Azam(PAK) | |
| Women – Rachael Haynes(AUS) | ||
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April |
Men – Keshav Maharaj(SA) | |
| Women – Alyssa Healy(AUS) | ||
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May |
Men – Angelo Mathews(SL) | |
| Women – Tuba Hassan(PAK) | ||
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June |
Men – Jonny Bairstow(ENG) | |
| Women – Marizanne Kapp(SA) | ||
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July |
Men – Prabath Jayasuriya(SL) | |
| Women – Emma Lamb(ENG) | ||
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August |
Men – Sikandar Raza(ZIM) | |
| Women – Tahlia McGrath(AUS) | ||
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September |
Men – Mohammad Rizwan(PAK) | |
| Women – Harmanpreet Kaur(IND) | ||
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October |
Men – Virat Kohli(IND) | |
| Women – Nida Dar(PAK) | ||
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November |
Men – Jos Buttler(ENG) | |
| Women – Sidra Ameen(PAK) | ||
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December |
Men – Harry Brook(ENG) | |
| Women – Ashleigh Gardner(AUS) |
ICC Player of the Month Winners – 2021
| Year | Month | Winner |
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2021 |
January |
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Women – Shabnim Ismail(SA) |
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February |
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Women – Tammy Beaumont(ENG) |
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March |
Men – Bhuvneshwar Kumar(IND) |
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Women – Lizelle Lee(SA) |
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April |
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Women – Alyssa Healy(AUS) |
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May |
Men – Mushfiqur Rahim(BAN) |
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Women – Kathryn Bryce(SCO) |
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June |
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Women – Sophie Ecclestone(ENG) |
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July |
Men – Shakib Al Hasan(BAN) |
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Women- Stafanie Taylor(WI) |
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August |
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Women – Eimear Richardson(Ireland) |
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September |
Men – Sandeep Lamichhane(Nepal) |
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Women – Heather Knight(ENG) |
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October |
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November |
Men – David Warner(AUS) |
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Women – Hayley Matthews(WI) |
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December |
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| Women – No award |
Voting System for the Award
The three nominees for each of the categories will be decided by ICC’s Award Nominating Committee based on their performance during that particular month. Then these nominees will be voted upon by the independent panel.
The Voting Academy will submit their votes by email and will retain a 90% share of the vote. Subsequently, on the 1st day of each month, fans registered with the ICC will be able to submit votes via the ICC website and will have a 10% share of the vote.
When will be the result updated?
The results will be declared on every second Monday of the month on the ICC’s digital channels.