Pant scored a 97 at Sydney and an unbeaten 89 at Brisbane that powered India to an unbelievable sequence win towards arch-rivals Australia Down Beneath.
Commenting on successful the inaugural award, a delighted Pant mentioned in an ICC launch: “For any sportsperson, contributing to a group win is the last word reward however such initiatives assist inspire kids comparable to myself to do higher every time.
“I dedicate this award to each member of Group India that contributed to our victory in Australia and in addition thank all my followers who voted for me.”
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Pant blazed his option to a wide ranging 91 on the third day of the continued first Take a look at between India and England in Chennai.
Talking about Pant successful the award, former Pakistan skipper Ramiz Raja, representing the ICC Voting Academy, mentioned: “Each occasions Pant performed below stress in two totally different units of challenges: to attract a sport and to win a sport. He confirmed his versatility of expertise in each knocks, the clincher being his temperament.”
South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail was named the ICC Girls’s Participant of the Month following her performances throughout three ODIs and two T20Is throughout the month.
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Ismail took seven wickets within the victorious ODI sequence towards Pakistan, earlier than taking 5 wickets within the second T20 Worldwide towards the identical opposition.
In keeping with a launch issued by the sport’s governing physique, the three nominees for every of the classes had been short-listed based mostly on on-field performances and total achievements throughout the interval of that month (the primary to the final day of every calendar month).
The short-list was then voted on by the unbiased ICC Voting Academy and followers around the globe.
The ICC Voting Academy contains distinguished members of the cricket fraternity together with senior journalists, former gamers, and broadcasters and a few members of the ICC Corridor of Fame.