Shubman Gill of India and Alana King of Australia named the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for February 2025 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) today.
Gill wins ICC Men’s Player of the Month following a series of outstanding batting efforts in his team’s ODI series sweep over England and a spectacular century in the opening victory over Bangladesh in Dubai. Gill is fresh off India’s ICC Men’s Champions Trophy title.
In the meantime, spin maestro King is the third consecutive Australian to earn the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award. She did this by motivating the team with her prolific bowling during their victory over rivals England in the stand-alone Ashes Test match in Melbourne.
After a vote by international fans registered on icc-cricket.com and a panel of experts made up of former international players, members of the ICC Hall of Famers, and media representatives, both players were crowned.
Overcoming fellow ICC Men’s Champions Trophy finalist Glenn Phillips of New Zealand and Steve Smith of Australia, Gill secures his third ICC Men’s Player of the Month award.After defeating Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong and her countrywoman Annabel Sutherland to earn February’s trophy, King receives her first ICC Women’s Player of the Month honor.
Gill’s runscoring exploits throughout February helped him regain his position at the top of the ICC Men’s ODI Batter Rankings with 406 runs throughout the calendar month and an average of more than 100.
The 25-year-old had three successful ODI matches against England to start the month. He scored 87 and 60 in the first two ODI matches before a spectacular 112 in Ahmedabad completed a dominant run of performances and the series sweep.As the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy got underway, he maintained his run with confidence, hitting a vital and fashionable 101 not out against a determined Bangladesh under the lights in Dubai to chase down 229 for victory and put India on track to win a trophy.
