The World Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday, introduced the winners of the ‘Avid gamers of the Month Awards’ for August 2022. Those awards acknowledge absolute best performances from each female and male cricketers throughout all varieties of world cricket.

Previous this month, ICC had shared the listing of nominees with England’s Check skipper Ben Stokes, Zimbabwe’s batting sensation Sikandar Raza and New Zealand’s big name spinner Mitchell Santner within the male class.

In a similar fashion, within the feminine crew, the nominees have been Australia’s opening batter Beth Mooney, her teammate Tahila McGrath, and India’s middle-order specialist Jemimah Rodrigues.

Among males, Raza has gained the celebrated award and created historical past as he become the primary Zimbabwe participant to win such an award.

The 36-year-old veteran batter smashed 3 ODI centuries throughout the month to mark his super shape. He scored two consecutive heaps towards Bangladesh and one towards India.

“I’m extremely humbled and honoured to have gained the participant of the month award from the ICC – extra humbling that I’m the primary Zimbabwean to ever win such an award,” mentioned Raza, as quoted via ICC.

“I wish to thank everyone who has been within the changeroom with me over the last 3 to 4 months – that is going out to the technical workforce and to the gamers. With out you guys, this should not have been imaginable. Finally, I wish to take this chance to thank all of the lovers in Zimbabwe and out of the country for your entire prayers, for your entire needs…they have been neatly won and I’m ceaselessly thankful,” he added.

Relating to Ladies’s cricket, the Participant of the Month award was once bagged via Aussie all-rounder McGrath for her unbelievable shape throughout the hot Commonwealth Video games, the place Australia gained the Gold Medal.

McGrath completed the 20-over international match because the joint second-highest wicket-taker with 8 scalps to her identify. She additionally performed some precious knocks with the bat, together with an unbeaten 78 from simply 51 deliveries towards Pakistan.

“I’m honoured to were named the ICC Ladies’s Participant of the Month for August, given there are such a lot of nice gamers who’re on the best in their sport nowadays,” mentioned McGrath..

“I’m loving being again within the Australian workforce and being a part of some actually particular moments, together with making historical past as the primary girls’s workforce to win a Commonwealth Video games gold medal,” she added.