ICC Player of the Month October: India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been awarded the Player of the Month award for her strong performance in the month of October.
Deepti Sharma was named Player of the Month.
India's veteran all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been named Player of the Month for October. She followed her impressive performance in the series against Zimbabwe. Deepti defeated three-time World Cup winner Annabel Sutherland of Australia and Shobhana Mostari of Bangladesh to win the Player of the Month award. This is the second time Deepti has been named Player of the Month in her career.
In October, India defeated Zimbabwe 3-0 in the ODI and T20 series. Deepti Sharma played a crucial role in Team India's victories in both series. In the ODI series, Deepti Sharma scored 106 runs in three innings, including a century. She also excelled with the ball, taking five wickets in three matches.
In the first match of the T20 series, Team India was chasing a modest target of 115 runs. In response, India lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, but Deepti Sharma rescued the team with a fighting innings of 49 runs. She, along with Niki Prasad, shared a valuable 82-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
In the second ODI, Team India lost four wickets for 148 runs. Meanwhile, Deepti shared a 153-run partnership with Harmanpreet Kaur, helping India post 328. Deepti scored 106 runs, while Harmanpreet Kaur also scored 126 runs. In the same match, Deepti also took three wickets for 32 runs. For this impressive performance, she was awarded the Player of the Month award.
Upon being named Player of the Month, Deepti Sharma said, "The series against Zimbabwe was a great one for us. I am proud of our performance, especially the youngsters. It's worth noting that Deepti Sharma is currently the world's fourth-ranked all-rounder in both women's ODI and T20I rankings."
In the men's category, South Africa's Marco Jansen won the Player of the Month award. He played three matches in the three-match Test series against Australia, taking 13 wickets and scoring 198 runs with the bat. For this performance, he was named Player of the Month for October in men's cricket.
