The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday, unveiled the nominees for the Men’s Player of the Month Award for June 2024, including India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma.
The ICC Player of the Month award acknowledges the magnificent individual performers on the international stage in June.
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Along with Sharma, the nominees for the Men’s Player of the Month also include his team-mate Jasprit Bumrah and Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Rohit Sharma enjoyed a brilliant run in June, which culminated with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 trophy, ending India’s 13-year-long trophy drought.
The top-order batter led his team from the front, ending as the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 257 runs in eight innings at a magnificent strike-rate of 156.70.
He also became the first-ever captain to guide his team to the T20 World Cup glory without losing a single game.
Sharma’s tally of 257 runs in the tournament is only bettered by Afghanistan’s batting mainstay Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who scored 281 runs in eight innings at a strike-rate of 124.33.
He was instrumental in Afghanistan’s qualification to their first-ever semi-final in an ICC event as he scored three half-centuries during the tournament.
Meanwhile, the third nominee for the coveted ICC Player of the Month award, Jasprit Bumrah earned his nomination on the back of his 15 wickets at an average of 8.26, which led India to their second T20 World Cup title.
Bumrah was also named the Player of the Tournament for his brilliance throughout the tournament.
