Deepti Sharma nominated for ICC Player of the Month

Indian women's cricketer Deepti Sharma has been included in the list of six players nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award. The announcement was made on Thursday in Dubai.

According to a report by The Hindu, Deepti delivered a notable performance in the ICC Women's Championship series played against Zimbabwe on home ground. While batting in this series, she scored 106 runs in one match, remaining not out. Her performance in bowling was also impressive, where she claimed five wickets with an economy rate of 3.42. India achieved a dominant 3-0 victory in this 50-over series played between India and Zimbabwe.

In the three T20 International matches played before the ODI series, Deepti batted only once, scoring 49 runs off 37 balls. Along with this, she also claimed two wickets with her off-spin bowling.

Apart from Deepti, the names of five other players are also in the list for this award. These include South Africa's Marco Jansen, Pakistan's Arafat Minas, West Indies captain Shai Hope, Australia's Annabel Sutherland, and Bangladesh's Sobhana Mostari.

Regarding the other nominated players, Marco Jansen remained at the top of the bowlers and all-rounders list in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings during this period. Arafat Minas was declared Player of the Series in the Pakistan tri-series, while Shai Hope secured a place in this list due to his outstanding performance in white-ball cricket.

The winners are announced by the ICC in the second week of every month.