The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the nominations list for the Player of the Month for October 2025. This time, players have been nominated in both women's and men's categories.
Sports News: The ICC has announced the nominations for the Player of the Month, featuring players who delivered outstanding performances in international cricket in October 2025. This time, the names of nominated players in both women's and men's categories have been released. In the Women's ODI World Cup 2025, several players impressed audiences and experts with their exceptional performances.
Three prominent players have been nominated in this list, including the Indian women's team's star opening batter, Smriti Mandhana. Her nomination acknowledges her game and contribution at an international level.
Smriti Mandhana's Stellar Performance
Indian women's cricket team opening batter Smriti Mandhana delivered a stellar performance in the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. Mandhana scored a total of 434 runs in 9 matches, maintaining an average of 54.25. During this period, she also played a century knock. Her performance played a crucial role in India winning the World Cup title.
Mandhana has previously won the Player of the Month award this year, and once again, she has the opportunity to win this award for the month of October. The other two players nominated for the Women's Player of the Month alongside Mandhana are:
- Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) – The highest run-scorer in the Women's ODI World Cup, with a total of 571 runs.
- Ashleigh Gardner (Australia) – Scored a total of 328 runs and made significant contributions to her team.
Looking at this list, it is clear that Mandhana has made a global mark in women's cricket through her hard work and splendid batting.
Men's Player Nomination List
Three players have been nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month for October. This list does not include any Indian players. The list of men's players is as follows:
- Senuran Muthusamy (South Africa): Senuran Muthusamy made crucial contributions with both bat and ball in the two Test matches played during the tour of Pakistan. He took a total of 11 wickets and scored 106 runs.
- Nauman Ali (Pakistan): In the series against South Africa, Nauman Ali secured a significant victory for his team by taking 14 wickets.
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan): Rashid Khan delivered excellent performances in both T20 and ODI formats during the month of October. He claimed 9 wickets in T20s and 11 wickets in ODIs.
The ICC Player of the Month award is presented every month to the player who delivers the most outstanding performance in international cricket. The objective of this award is to honour players' hard work, consistent excellent performance, and contributions to their team. The nomination list for both women's and men's categories is available on the ICC's website. Following this, fans and cricket experts select the winner through voting.
