Mohammed Siraj named ICC Player of the Month: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been named the ‘Player of the Month’ for the month of August by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Siraj was given this honor for his brilliant performance in the fifth and final Test played against England at the Oval.
Siraj had a great performance in the Oval Test
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Siraj took a total of nine wickets in this decisive Test match against England. Especially on the last day, he played an important role in defeating England by just six runs by taking three important wickets. With this win, India drew the five-match Test series 2-2 and retained the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Siraj’s statement after winning the award
Siraj expressed happiness on receiving the award and said, ‘It is a special honor for me to be selected as the ICC Player of the Month. The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was a memorable series. Bowling against their strong batting in England was challenging, but it inspired me to give my best.’
Siraj’s performance on the England tour
Siraj was the only bowler to play all five Tests for India on the England tour. He took the most 23 wickets in five Tests. He also bowled the most 185.3 overs and bowled a total of 1113 balls. During this period, she took five wickets in an innings twice. Her best bowling performance in England was six wickets for 70 runs.
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Prendergast’s dominance in women’s cricket
This honor in women’s cricket was given to Ireland’s Orla Prendergast. She won the Player of the Series title in the domestic T20 series against Pakistan. In this series, she scored 144 runs and took four wickets. Apart from this, she scored 244 runs and also took seven wickets in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. Prendergast won this award by defeating Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Muniba Ali and Netherlands’ fast bowler Iris Zwilling.
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