Australian opener David Warner, New Zealand pacer Tim Southee and Pakistan's Abid Ali have been nominated for the 'ICC Player of the Month'. All three have been selected on the basis of their performance in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE and the subsequent Test series.
Warner made a splash in the T20 World Cup:
Australia's opener David Warner was adjudged 'Player of the Tournament' for his stellar performance in the T20 World Cup. He scored two important half-centuries and 49 runs in a match in the World Cup held in November. Due to his strong performance, Australia team was successful in winning the T20 World Cup for the first time.
Strong performance of Saudi continues:
Talking about New Zealand's fast bowler Saudi, he did a great job in the T20 World Cup. After this, he impressed with his performance in the T20 series and Test series against India. Saudi took 6 wickets in 5 matches of T20 World Cup. He also captained in the first two T20 matches against India.
In the first match of the Test series played in Kanpur, Saudi took 8 wickets. He took 5 wickets for 69 runs in the first innings. Which included the key wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer and
In the second innings, three players including Mayank Agarwal were dismissed.
On the other hand, if we talk about Pakistan's opener Abid Ali, he has impressed a lot with his brilliant performance. His batting average in Test matches is 49.16. Since his debut in 2019, he has been performing well, which is benefiting the Pakistan team.
