ICC Revealed The Player of Month Nominees
Two Pakistan stars and an extraordinary West Indies wicket-keeper are shortlisted for the ICC Men's Player of the Month players for August 2023. It's a big achievement for Pakistan that its two players are selected as the nominees of August Aware. Now the Pakistan team is changing. The team plays like a unit. They don't want to lose any single match. They want to make themselves better and better.
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
The first Pakistan Player that is selected for the ICC nominees of the August month is the captain of Pakistan Baber Azam who had break the top players record. Two-time ICC Men's Player of the Month Babar Azam will seek to pack the sought-after prize for the third time after being designated for August 2023.
The highest-level hitter in the MRF Tires ICC Men's ODI Player Rankings proceeded with his rich vein of structure from the earlier month with two fifties and a hundred years.
Babar didn't inconvenience the scorers in the principal ODI of the three-match series against Afghanistan however put the uncommon disappointment behind him rapidly with two successive fifties
The Pakistan skipper sewed a vital 118-run stand with Imam-ul-Haq in the second ODI that established the foundation for a fascinating last-over experience. Babar contributed 53 runs in this chase and was all around supported by Imam (91 runs) and at lower order.
Pakistan figured out how to dominate or win the game with a ball and a wicket in excess, with Naseem Shah and by ending up a bad dream with the bat for Afghanistan.
He followed it up with one more vital 60, supporting his group in arriving at a commendable all-out of 268/8. Pakistan's bowlers succeeded, getting a familiar 59-run victory to accomplish a decisive victory with a 3-0 series win.
His excellent form of batting extended to the Asia Cup, where he scored a staggering 131-ball 151 against Nepal in the competition opener. During the innings, Babar turned into the speediest player throughout the entire existence of the match to score 19 ODI hundreds of years.
The ton additionally drew him level with Javed Miandad and Saeed Anwar for hundreds of years (31) across all organizations in Pakistan. Just Younis Khan (41), Mohammad Yousuf (39) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (35) presently have more hundreds. Shadab and Baber are two Pakistan players that are nominated for ICC player.
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
Shadab Khan is the second player that is selected for the ICC nominees of the August month Award. He is a complete all-rounder. When we talk about fielding, bowling and batting when the Pakistan team is in a critical situation one name comes to our mind which is Shadab Khan. He played sensibly. Pakistan's star all-rounder Shadab Khan made essential commitments with the bat and ball during August to be selected for nominees as a Player of the Month.
In the opening ODI against Afghanistan, his 39 off 50 helped a lot for Pakistan to a decent all-out of 201. With the ball, he scalped the wicket of Abdul Rahman as Pakistan packaged Afghanistan out for only 59.
Yet again Shadab's batting ability was on full presentation in the second ODI, where he was selected as the Player of the match for his 48 off 35 balls. His exceptional performance that he comes at a lower-order batsman turned the match around, leading Pakistan toward a remarkable win.
He turned up with the ball in the last or final ODI with figures of 3/42, representing Riaz Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Shahidullah crushing the spirit of Afghanistan's batting line-up as Pakistan fixed a 3-0 compass.
Proceeding with his extraordinary form, Shadab sparkled in the Asia Cup opener with a four-for against Nepal. This time, he exhibited his twist and cunning to destroy Nepal's lower-request, recording figures of 4/27.
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Nicholas Pooran is the third nominee that ICC selected for the August Month Award. Nicholas Pooran was a thistle in the side of the India group in August as West Indies broke their six-year dry season against the Men dressed in Blue with a T20I series win.
In the main T20I, Pooran stroked a deliberate 34-ball 41 that took West Indies to 149/6 after taking batting first. The all-out ended up being enough for the Windies as they fixed an exhilarating four-run prevail upon India.
The made thump was trailed by a hazardous 40-ball 67 that was bound with six fours and four sixes. The innings removed the game from India and despite a breakdown after his wicket, West Indies' 10th wicket pair dominated the match for their side in a strained match.
Nonetheless, Pooran confronted mishaps in the third and fourth T20Is, scoring 20 and one separately, permitting India to get back in the saddle in the series and power a decider.
In the last match, Pooran crushed an essential 47 off 35 balls as West Indies walked around an eight-wicket win pursuing 166.
With 176 runs at a strike pace of 141.93, Pooran was named Player of the Series after completing as the most noteworthy run-getter. One west Indies and two Pakistan players are nominated for ICC player for the August month award.
