Indian star batsman Shubman Gill was announced as the winner of the prestigious ICC Mens Player of the Month award for September 2023 by the top cricket governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday.After smashing 480 ODI runs at a brilliant average of 80 in September, Gill overcame the compatriot speedster Mohammed Siraj and Englands opener Dawid Malan to secure the award.Indian Mens cricketers to win ICC player of the month award:1) Rishabh Pant2) Ravichandran Ashwin3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar4) Shreyas Iyer5) Virat Kohli6) Shubman Gill7) Shubman Gill– Shubman Gill becomes the first Indian to win the award twice…..!!!! pic.twitter.com/jCx9jWVdx4— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 13, 2023 The 24-year-old scored 302 runs at an average of 75.5 at the Asia Cup 2023, including an unbeaten 27 in the finals, when India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets.Gill scored 178 runs in two outings against Australia in the bilateral series at home before the World Cup. He scored a hundred in the second match of the series. Earlier, Gill scored a ton against Bangladesh during the Asia Cup 2023 in September. Gill holds 2nd place in mens ODI batting rankingsThe 24-year-old young sensation is ranked No. 2 in the ICC Mens ODI Batting Rankings and has a brilliant record in ODIs, scoring 1917 runs in just 35 games at an average of 66.1 and a strike rate of just over a hundred.However, Gill has missed Indias opening two matches due to illness in the Cricket World Cup.According to ICC, Gill said after winning the award, “I am delighted to have won the ICC Player of the Month award for the month of September. Its a great privilege to represent India at the international level and contribute to the teams cause. This award will further motivate me to continue to seek excellence and make the country proud”.
