Announcing the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Award for September 2025; Feature Abhishek Sharma and other Indians

The International Cricket Council, on Tuesday 7 October, announced the nominees for the ICC Player of the Month Awards for September 2025, and the list is packed with exciting performers.

Young Indian editorial Abhishek Sharma He was unstoppable during the 2025 Asia Cup, amassing 314 runs with the help of three fifties in seven T20Is at an impressive strike rate of 200. The left-handed batsman’s aggressive batting at the top of the order helped India defend the title.

Abhishek Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav and Brian Bennett have been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for September.

Earned the Player of the Tournament award for his efforts in the 2025 Asia Cup, Abhishek Sharma achieved the highest ever batting rating in men’s T20I history with a stunning 931 runs to establish himself as one of the brightest talents in world cricket.

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The second nominee for the ICC Player of the Month award is another Indian, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav. The wrist-spinner took 17 wickets at an economy of 6.27 and finished the 2025 Asia Cup as the UAE’s leading wicket-taker.

Kuldeep’s stunning figures of 4/7 against UAE and his match-winning 4/30 in the final against Pakistan put him in the running for the award.

Brian Bennett’s explosive form leads Zimbabwe to the 2025 ICC T20 World Cup

The final favorite is Zimbabwe’s opener Brian Bennettwho also made his mark in September with his sensational performance in the T20Is. Bennett amassed 497 runs in nine matches at an average of 55.22 and a strike rate of 165.66. His explosive form continued against Sri Lanka and Namibia.

Bennett carried that momentum into the Africa Regional Final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, hitting scores of 72, 65 and 111 in his first three innings. Bennett’s consistency and clean batting were pivotal in Zimbabwe securing qualification for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup.

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Smriti Mandhana, Sidra Amin and Tazmin Prits compete for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for September 2025.

Meanwhile, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana, Pakistan’s Sidra Amin and South Africa’s Tazmin Brits have been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month for September 2025 thanks to their impressive performances in white-ball matches.

Smriti Mandhana had an impressive ODI performance series Against Australia Women at home, she scored 308 runs in four matches at an average of 77 and a strike rate of 135.68. Her innings included scores of 58, 117 and 125 against Australia. After losing the first ODI, Mandhana’s century in the second ODI helped India beat Australia in this format for the first time since 2007.

Mandhana followed it up with a stunning 50-ball century in the deciding third and final ODI series, which India lost to the Australian side. However, it was the fastest by an Indian woman and the second-fastest in women’s ODI history.

Sidra Amin and Tazmin Brits have been nominated for their performances in the Pakistan-South Africa series

Pakistan’s Sidra Amin was also sensational in the ODI series against South Africa, amassing 293 runs in three matches at an extraordinary average of 293. She scored unbeaten 121 and 122 in the first two matches. In the final, Sidra’s unbeaten 50 overs led Pakistan to a huge victory over the Proteas.

The third and final candidate is South African batsman Tazmin Brits. She impressed with 272 runs in two innings at a strike rate of 103.81. The British’s consecutive unbeaten centuries of 101 and 171 played a key role in South Africa’s 2-1 ODI series win over Pakistan.