Ravi Ashwin, Joe Root In Contention For ICC ICC Player Of The Month Award

Late in January this year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the inaugural Player of the Month awards to “recognise and celebrate the best performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the year”.

Early in February, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant pipped England captain Joe Root to win the inaugural ICC Player of the Month award for January. Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Joe Root have both found their names in the nominee list for the Player of the Month for the month of February.

The voting process for the fans have begun on the ICC website and the results will be announced on March 8. Besides Ashwin and Root, West Indies' new batting sensation Kyle Mayers was also nominated for award for his brilliant performance in the Bangladesh tour last month.