Ravindra Jadeja Nominated For ICC Men’s Player Of Month For February | Cricket News

The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the excellent performers nominated for the Men’s Player of the Month Awards for February 2023, capturing the thrilling motion that performed out throughout worldwide cricket throughout the month on Tuesday. Ravindra Jadeja is on the shortlist for the primary time after inspiring a dominant begin to the sequence for India of their World Test Championship battle in opposition to Australia within the Border-Gavaskar sequence.

Harry Brook continues to thrive in Test cricket, and but extra explosive scoring throughout England’s sequence in New Zealand final month earns him one other nomination for the award, following his win again in December.

The remaining title in line for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month crown is the West Indies’ spinner Gudakesh Motie, who returned staggering figures in a record-breaking bowling show throughout their away Test sequence in Zimbabwe.

India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja celebrated his return to worldwide cricket after an damage lay-off by delivering back-to-back match-winning performances for his aspect.

During the primary Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Nagpur, Jadeja ran by Australia’s center order within the first innings. The 34-year-old picked up very good figures of 5/47 because the vacationers have been floored for 177. In response, after India had misplaced half their aspect whereas they have been 9 runs in deficit, Jadeja (70 runs) solid essential partnerships with Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel to make sure that his group received a considerable lead. His 2/34 helped bundle Australia out for an innings defeat.

The Saurashtra participant continued his splendid run in Delhi. He received the essential wicket of Australia’s top-scorer Usman Khawaja on the best way to three/68 within the first innings. The all-rounder got here good with the bat as nicely, scoring a vital 26 in an vital 59-run stand for the fifth wicket.

His greatest, nevertheless, got here within the second innings. At the top of the second day’s play, it appeared like Australia had a bonus with a lead of 62 runs and 9 wickets in hand.

On the morning of the third day, Jadeja’s gradual left-arm orthodox spin ripped by the Australia line-up, bowling the vacationers out for 113. His 7/42 turned the sport on its head, as India went on to safe a snug six-wicket win.

Jadeja’s performances noticed him win the Player of the Match award in each video games.

Harry Brook took his budding Test profession to higher heights in February, scoring two fifties and 100. The 24-year-old scored simply six runs in his first cricketing engagement of the month, an ODI in opposition to South Africa.

Brook, nevertheless, picked up the tempo after switching to Test cricket, a format the place his performances throughout the tour of Pakistan had seen him win the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2022.

In the primary Test in opposition to New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Brook hit half-centuries in each innings. Coming in at quantity 5 within the first innings, Brook smashed 15 fours and a six throughout his blistering 89 from 81 deliveries.

In the second dig, Brook received a fast 54 from 41, hitting seven fours and two sixes throughout his knock. He was awarded the Player of the Match award for his efforts in an emphatic England win.

Things nonetheless received higher at a private stage for Brook within the second Test at Wellington. Walking in at a precarious 21/3 in England’s first innings, the Yorkshire batter smashed a career-best 186 from 176 balls, which noticed him hit 24 fours and 5 sixes.

His stand of 302 runs with Joe Root, helped England into the driving seat. His medium tempo additionally earned him a maiden wicket within the sport, that of the famend New Zealand batter Kane Williamson.

Brook was unlucky to get a diamond duck throughout the second innings, as England went on to lose the sport by one run. Still, his efforts noticed him earn the Player of the Series award.

After a sedate begin to his profession on a seaming wicket at North Sound final June, Gudakesh Motie got here to his personal throughout the West Indies tour of Zimbabwe in February.

Motie picked 19 wickets within the two-Test sequence to assist his aspect safe a 1-0 sequence win. In the primary Test at Bulawayo, the left-arm spinner had an bizarre begin choosing 2/110 within the first innings. However, the Motie magic began within the second innings and the spinner did not look again after that. Motie picked 4/50 from his 24 overs as Zimbabwe needed to combat out to earn a draw.

Come the second Test on the identical venue, Motie was in prime type. Zimbabwe batters had no reply to his flip and guile, because the Guyana participant picked 13/99 in an innings victory for his group. His efficiency gained him each Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards.

West Indies, who’ve yearned for a world-class spin possibility in red-ball cricket for years, will hope that Motie builds on this distinctive starting to serve them nicely within the close to future.

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