ICC PLAYER OF THE MONTH NOMINEES FOR OCTOBER REVEALED 

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  • Marco Jansen, Arafat Minhas and Shai Hope shortlisted for men’s award; Deepti Sharma, Sobhana Mostary and Annabel Sutherland make up women’s shortlist 

  • More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here

South Africa’s Marco Jansen, Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas and West Indies captain Shai Hope have been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for October, while India’s Deepti Sharma, Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and Bangladesh’s Sobhana Mostary are in contention for the women’s honour. 

Jansen topped the bowlers’ and all-rounders’ tables in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings during this period, Arafat was named the Player of the Series in the Pakistan Tri-Series and Hope made the shortlist on the back of some outstanding performances in white-ball cricket. 

Sharma’s performances in home ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe put her in contention for a second women’s award, Sobhana’s showing against formidable opposition Australia in ODIs helped her make the cut while Sutherland made it on the back of efforts with both bat and ball against Bangladesh. 

Men’s Shortlist 

Marco Jansen (South Africa) 

The 26-year-old scored 198 runs and grabbed 13 wickets with his left-arm pace bowling during this period. A crucial knock of 85 and figures of five for 33 and one for 34 in the second Test against Australia helped him grab the top ranking in two lists as he became the first South Africa bowler to occupy the top spot since Kagiso Rabada in 2024 and the first from his country to top the all-rounders’ list since Vernon Philander in August 2014. 

Arafat Minhas (Pakistan) 

The 21-year-old left-arm spinning all-rounder was named the Player of the series as the hosts won the Tri-Series featuring Sri Lanka and England. He totalled 149 runs at a strike-rate of 119.20 and took nine wickets at an economy of 5.13. The highlights for him were a Player of the Match effort of 59 and six for 40 in a match against England and striking 61 off 31 in the final against Sri Lanka in Lahore. 

Shai Hope (West Indies) 

The experienced wicketkeeper-batter was in superb form during this period, knocking up three unbeaten centuries. He struck a match-winning 162 not out in the last ODI against India in New Chandigarh and totalled 261 runs at a strike-rate of 190.51 in five T20Is in the T20I series to follow which included identical scores of 102 not out in the second match in Ranchi and the fourth in Hyderabad. 

Women’s Shortlist 

Deepti Sharma (India) 

Sharma scored 106 not out the only time she got to bat in a home ICC Women’s Championship series against Zimbabwe and took five wickets at an economy rate of 3.42 as India blanked the opposition 3-0. In three T20Is that preceded the ODIs, Sharma again got to bat only once, scoring 49 off 37 balls and chipped in with two scalps with her off-spin bowling. 

Sobhana Mostary (Bangladesh) 

Sobhana registered the highest score by a woman batter from Bangladesh against Australia - a solid 118 off 134 deliveries – in the second match of the ICC Women’s Championship series played in Brisbane. She finished the series with 129 runs at a strike-rate of 73.71. 

Annabel Sutherland (Australia) 

Sutherland showed her competence with both bat and ball, helping Australia to a 3-0 win over Bangladesh in ODIs, scoring 99 runs at a strike-rate of 132.00 and taking six wickets at an economy rate of 4.12. The highlights for her were a haul of four for 30 in the first match and a score of 74 not out in the third. In three T20Is against New Zealand, she scored 19 runs and took one wicket. 

The ICC Player of the Month Voting Process: 

An independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to decide the winners. Fans are now able to vote for their favourite performers at icc-cricket.com/awards. 

The three nominees for either category are shortlisted based on performances from the first to the last day of each calendar month. The shortlist is then voted on by the independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world. The ICC Voting Academy comprises prominent members of the cricket fraternity including well-known journalists, former players, broadcasters and members of the ICC Hall of Fame. The Voting Academy submit their votes by email and hold a 90 per cent share of the vote. Fans registered with the ICC can vote via the ICC website, accounting for the remaining 10 per cent. Winners are announced every second week of the month on ICC’s digital channels. 

*Voting Academy for the ICC Player of the Month: 

Afghanistan: Javed Hamim; Australia: Daniel Cherny; Bangladesh: Mazhar Uddin and Mowsumi Alam Mow; England: Chris Stocks and Lydia Greenway; Ireland: Ger Siggins and Clare Shillington; India: Amol Karhadkar and Samreen Razzaqui; New Zealand: Craig Cumming; Pakistan: Sohail Imran and Sana Mir; South Africa: Lynn Buttler and Ashwell Prince; Sri Lanka: Farveez Maharoof and Champika Fernado; West Indies: Daren Ganga and Stacy Ann King; Zimbabwe: Lawrence Trusida; Others: Kyle Coetzer and Rituraj Borkakoty.