{"id":2676,"date":"2026-10-14T08:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/14\/shubman-gill-shafali-verma-icc-player-month\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:38:49","slug":"shubman-gill-shafali-verma-icc-player-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/10\/14\/shubman-gill-shafali-verma-icc-player-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma win ICC Player of the Month awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>India\u2019s cricketing stalwarts Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma were each honoured with the International Cricket Council\u2019s Player of the Month award on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Gill\u2019s accolade marks a record fifth time receiving the men\u2019s award, while Verma repeats her own success after a prolific spell in the Women\u2019s Asia Cup and the Asian Games.<\/p>\n<h2>Gill\u2019s fifth ICC men\u2019s Player of the Month<\/h2>\n<p>The 27\u2011year\u2011old Test and ODI captain earned the men\u2019s award following an extraordinary ODI series against the West Indies. In the first match in Thiruvananthapuram, Gill compiled a century \u2013 110 runs \u2013 setting the tone for the series. He then produced a historic double\u2011century, smashing 223 runs from just 133 balls, the fastest double\u2011hundred ever recorded in ODI cricket. His innings propelled India to chase down a massive 406\u2011run target, finishing with eight wickets in hand and 39 balls remaining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels fantastic to win my fifth ICC Player of the Month award, and I am grateful to the panel for this honour,\u201d Gill said. He added that scoring such a massive total in front of a home crowd was \u201cimmensely satisfying\u201d and highlighted the heightened pace of modern ODI cricket, noting the need to \u201cthink on your feet, assess the conditions quickly and adapt to the demands of the pitch and the target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gill joins West Indies captain Haley Matthews as the only players to have captured the ICC Player of the Month honour five times. His previous wins came in January and September 2023 and February and July 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>Verma repeats the women\u2019s award after Asia Cup and Asian Games heroics<\/h2>\n<p>Twenty\u2011two\u2011year\u2011old opener Shafali Verma secured the women\u2019s Player of the Month award for her dominant performances in two major tournaments. After winning the same award in November 2025 for a match\u2011winning knock in the World Cup final, Verma once again shone in the Women\u2019s Asia Cup, finishing as India\u2019s top run\u2011scorer with 360 runs at a strike\u2011rate of 184.61, while also contributing six wickets.<\/p>\n<p>At the Asian Games, Verma delivered a blistering 100\u2011not\u2011out against Bangladesh in the semifinal and added 48 runs in the final versus Sri Lanka, helping India clinch both titles. \u201cIt is an incredible honour to win the ICC Player of the Month award again. It was immensely satisfying to play my part in our victories at the Asia Cup and the Asian Games, and winning this award makes those triumphs even more special,\u201d the aggressive opener said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Verma expressed excitement about the upcoming ICC Women\u2019s Champions Trophy in February 2027 and reflected on the fresh memory of the World Cup win, saying she \u201ccan\u2019t wait to be back on the field for an ICC tournament on home soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Indian dual dominance and historical context<\/h2>\n<p>This month marks the fifth occasion that players from the same national board have swept both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s ICC Player of the Month awards. India previously achieved the feat in June 2024, when fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and opening batter Smriti Mandhana were honoured, and again in September 2025, with all\u2011rounder Abhishek Sharma sharing the men\u2019s award with Mandhana.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern underscores India\u2019s depth across both formats and genders, as well as the ICC\u2019s recognition of consistent high\u2011impact performances in international competitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Short\u2011list contenders and the competitive field<\/h2>\n<p>The shortlist for the men\u2019s award included India\u2019s own Abhishek Sharma and Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, indicating a strong pool of candidates. For the women\u2019s award, Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and India\u2019s left\u2011arm spinner Sree Charani were also named among the contenders, highlighting the global nature of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Gill\u2019s and Verma\u2019s selections therefore reflect not only individual brilliance but also the ability to deliver in high\u2011pressure situations, such as chase\u2011down targets and tournament knockout stages.<\/p>\n<h2>What lies ahead for the award\u2011winning duo<\/h2>\n<p>Both players have signalled ambitions for the months to come. Gill, already steering India\u2019s Test and ODI sides, will look to maintain his aggressive scoring approach as the team prepares for upcoming series. Verma, meanwhile, is set to feature prominently in the ICC Women\u2019s Champions Trophy, with the prospect of another home\u2011soil tournament adding to her motivation.<\/p>\n<p>As the ICC continues to spotlight standout performers, Gill\u2019s record\u2011setting fifth award and Verma\u2019s repeat honour reinforce India\u2019s position at the forefront of international cricket, across both men\u2019s and women\u2019s games.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma were each named ICC Player of the Month on October 13, 2026, after standout performances in the ODI series, Asia Cup and Asian Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[2952,1739,2012,301,2953],"class_list":["post-2676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-icc-player-of-the-month","tag-india-cricket","tag-shafali-verma","tag-shubman-gill","tag-womens-asia-cup","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}