Shafali Verma, Sneh Rana Nominated For ICC Player Of The Month

The Indian duo of Sneh Rana and Shafali Verma figure in the women's shortlist alongside England's Sophie Ecclestone as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the June nominees for the ICC Player of the Month awards. ICC player of the month award was instituted in January this year to recognise the best international performances across formats for male and female cricketers.

The nominees for the monthly men's awards this time are Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock, and Kyle Jamieson while Sophie Ecclestone, Sneh Rana and Shafali Verma figure in the women's shortlist. An independent ICC Voting Academy and fans around the world will now vote to decide the winners, which will be announced on July 12.

Opener Devon Conway of New Zealand smashed a double century on Test debut at Lord's to enter the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings in 77th position with a record 447 rating points, the highest for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third-highest ever on debut. He followed it up with half-centuries in his next two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, to aggregate 379 runs at an average of 63.16.