The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday named spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as the Men’s Player of the Month (February) while England opening batter Tammy Beaumont was named as Women’s Player of the Month.
ICC Player of the Month Awards recognize and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket each month. Ashwin won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2021, for his impressive performance against England as part of India’s successful Test series victory. In the 3 Tests he played, he scored a 106 in the second innings of India’s second Test victory over England in Chennai and took his 400th Test wicket in the third Test victory in Ahmedabad.\
24 wickets in February 📈
A match-defining hundred vs England 💥
ICC Men’s Player of the Month ✅Congratulations, @ashwinravi99! pic.twitter.com/FXFYyzirzK
— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2021
Scoring a total of 176 runs across these games and taking 24 wickets, Ashwin was the unanimous choice to win in the men’s category for February and garnered the most votes in the fan vote.
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England’s Tammy Beaumont played 3 ODIs in February against New Zealand where she passed fifty in each of these, totaling 231 runs. Beaumont was overwhelmingly named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for February 2021.
Three ODIs in February. 231 runs. 231 average 🤯
She’s the new number 1️⃣ women’s ODI batter and now @Tammy_Beaumont has another individual accolade to her name 🌟
Congratulations, Tammy! 👏 pic.twitter.com/770bgYCr7v
— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2021
Commenting on Ashwin’s performance in February, Ian Bishop representing the ICC Voting Academy said: “Ashwin’s consistent wicket-taking, even in helpful conditions have helped to put his team ahead in a very important series. His century in the second Test was as critical as it came when England was trying to claw their way back into the match. That knock ensured that India shut the door on the opposition.”
Commenting on Beaumont’s performance in February, Ian Bishop added: “Three half centuries of which two were in helping her team win the match was outstanding from Beaumont. Particular emphasis on the fact that two of the knocks were unbeaten innings, and coming inevitably, on two occasions whilst having lost her opening partner early on, she had to see things through for her team, which was incredible.”