Batting maestro Virat Kohli, together with the Asia Cup successful duo of Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, have been on Thursday nominated for the ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award within the males’s and ladies classes, respectively. The nominations are for the month of October. While Kohli has been nominated for the primary time, following his heroics with the bat within the T20 World Cup wins in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan and the Netherlands, Rodrigues and Sharma have been shortlisted after they performed pivotal roles within the Indian girls’s workforce’s Asia Cup triumph.

Rodrigues ended the event because the main run-scorer, whereas teammate Sharma was named Player of the Tournament and joint main wicket-taker.

Kohli registered 205 runs in October, displaying glimpses of his perfect type. He checked out ease in scoring an unbeaten 62 in opposition to a dogged Netherlands.

However, the spotlight was the era-defining innings performed in entrance of a full home in Melbourne, as his aspect claimed a historic victory in opposition to Pakistan.

The show noticed Kohli raise his aspect from 31 for 4 to chase down 160 off the ultimate ball, because of a powerful 82 not out from 53 balls.

South Africa’s David Miller and Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe have been additionally nominated alongside Kohli.

In girls’ cricket, Rodrigues, who was beforehand nominated in August following her stellar shows within the Commonwealth Games, was as soon as once more the driving drive behind India’s latest success.

When her aspect rejoiced the victory over Sri Lanka within the remaining, Rodrigues was the main run-scorer for the event, having amassed 217 runs from eight matches at a mean of 54.25.

Among her prime shows was the 76 she scored in opposition to the eventual finalists within the opening recreation, setting the tone for India’s prize-winning marketing campaign.

Sharma, too, loved a prolific month throughout the Asia Cup. Her 13 wickets at a exceptional common of seven.69 underlined the constant menace she posed with the ball, together with spectacular figures in opposition to Pakistan and Thailand.

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Nida Dar is the ultimate candidate in rivalry for claiming the award for October as her useful contributions with bat and ball drove Pakistan to the semi-finals of the Asia Cup.

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