NEW DELHI: India’s younger batting sensation Shubman Gill has been nominated for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month award for February 2025 after a stellar run with the bat. Gill, who performed a vital function in India’s latest dominance, stands out among the many three nominees, which additionally embody Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips.
Carrying his good kind into the ICC Males’s Champions Trophy 2025, Gill has been India’s batting mainstay. In his 5 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) over the course of the month, he amassed 406 runs at an astonishing common of 101.50 and a strike fee of 94.19.
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His performances in opposition to England within the three-match ODI collection have been instrumental in India’s 3-0 clear sweep. He performed three excellent knocks — 87 in Nagpur, 60 in Cuttack, and a match-winning century (112) in Ahmedabad. His heroics earned him the Participant of the Collection award, boosting India’s momentum forward of the Champions Trophy.
Gill carried that kind seamlessly into the event, starting with a powerful unbeaten 101 in opposition to Bangladesh, adopted by a vital 46 within the high-voltage conflict in opposition to Pakistan.
In the meantime, Steve Smith delivered stellar performances in the course of the Take a look at collection in opposition to Sri Lanka, scoring 141 and 131 in two matches, which earned him the Participant of the Collection award. Nevertheless, his limited-overs performances have been much less impactful, scoring 12 and 29 within the ODI collection earlier than the Champions Trophy, the place he registered 5 in opposition to England and 19 not out in opposition to Afghanistan.
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips was instrumental in his group’s triumph within the Pakistan tri-series, scoring 236 runs in 5 ODIs at a strike fee of 124.21, together with 106 in opposition to Pakistan in Lahore. He maintained his good kind within the Champions Trophy, beginning with a gritty 61 in opposition to Pakistan and an unbeaten 21 in opposition to Bangladesh.
