Indian women cricket team's young opener batsman Shafali Verma and all-rounder Sneh Rana on Wednesday nominated for ICC women's 'Player of the Month' award for June after their impressive performances on the tour of England. Apart from these two, England's left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has also been named in the women's category. In the men's section, apart from New Zealand batsman Devon Conway and fast bowler Kyle Jamieson, South Africa's wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has been named.
The 17-year-old Shafali Verma, who impressed everyone in the shortest format of the game, made her scintillating Test debut against England with fifties in both innings, scoring 96 and 63. She became the first player in India and the fourth player in the world to score half-centuries in both the innings of her debut Test. Her first innings score was the best score by an Indian woman on debut. He also scored 59 runs in two ODIs against England at a strike rate of 85.50.
All-rounder Sneh also made a memorable Test debut in Bristol, scoring an unbeaten 80 off 154 balls in the second innings as the Indian team followed on to draw the match. She also took four wickets for 131 runs in England's innings. England's left-arm spinner Ecclestone was the most successful bowler in the one Test against India. She took eight wickets for 206 six runs at an average of 25.75 in the match. She took four wickets each in both innings.
At the same time, de Kock became the 'Player of the Series' against the West Indies. He scored an unbeaten 141 in the first test and 96 in the second test. Kyle Jamieson was the World Test Champion player of the match in the final. He took seven wickets for 61 runs in the match and played a big role in the team's victory.
