Team India vice-captain Shubman Gill was awarded as the 'Player of the Month' for February on Wednesday for his stellar show in the 50-over cricket during the month.
The dashing top-order batsman defeated rivals such as Australia's Steve Smith and Glenn Phillips of New Zealand to pocket the coveted prize.
Gill scored an impressive 406 runs in five one-day internationals in February, with a stunning average of 101.50 and a strike rate of 94.19.
One of his big highlights was his authoritative performance in India's 3-0 series victory over England, during which he scored three consecutive half-centuries.
He started the series off with a calm 87 in Nagpur, a solid 60 in Cuttack, and then looked to finish it off with a match-winning century in Ahmedabad. His 112-run innings, skillfully built off a mere 102 balls, contained 14 fours and three sixes. He received the Player of the Match award as well as the Player of the Series award for this innings.
Gill took his scintillating form with him into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting the tournament with an unbeaten 101 in India's chase to victory against Bangladesh in Dubai. He then complemented it with a vital 46 against Pakistan, playing an important role in India's consecutive victories in the beginning stages of the tournament.
This is Gill's third ICC Men's Player of the Month award, having won it earlier two times in 2023—once in January and again in September.
To add to his recent success, Gill was also a member of the Indian team that won the Champions Trophy last week.
