Following their outstanding performance in the limited-overs series against South Africa, Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman were nominated for the ICC'Player of the Month' award for April on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named the nominees on Wednesday to honour the best performances by male and female cricketers in all types of international cricket, and for the first time, there was no Indian on the list.
The ICC announced in a media release that Nepal batsman Khushal Bhurtel was the other player nominated in the men's category, in addition to the Pakistan pair. Alyssa Healy and Megan Schutt of Australia and Leigh Kasperek of New Zealand were among the women's cricket nominees.
ries that also included the Netherlands and Malaysia. With the bat, he scored 278 runs, including four half-centuries in five games.
Alyssa played three One-Day Internationals against New Zealand, scoring 155 runs at an average of 51.66 and a strike rate of 98.72. Her efforts helped Australia win the series against New Zealand, extending their record-breaking winning streak to 24 ODIs.Megan, a colleague, became Australia's leading wicket-taker in the same series, with seven wickets at a 13.14 pace.
New Zealand's Leigh took nine wickets at an average of 7.77 in two One-Day Internationals against Australia, including a career-best six for 46 in the second match of the series. He then added three more wickets in the final match to end with nine wickets at an average of 7.77.
