Pant, Ashwin among four Indians in contention for newly-introduced ICC player of the month award

Indian all-rounder Ashwin Ravichandran and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant would be in contention for the newly-introduced player of the month awards announced by the International Cricket Council on Wednesday.

Besides Ashwin and Pant, two other Indians – Mohammed Siraj and T Natarajan – are also in the fray. All of them played a stellar role in India’s recent historic Test series win against Australia.

The world body said the awards will recognise the best performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year.