Ravindra Jadeja nominated for ICC Player of the Month Award

Jadeja
won
the
Player
of
the
Match
award
in
the
first
two
Tests
of
the
ongoing
Border-Gavaskar
Trophy.
In
his
comeback
match
and
the
series-opener
in
Nagpur,
the
left-arm
spinner
ran
through
Australia’s
middle-order
in
the
first
innings.
The
34-year-old
picked
up
superb
figures
of
5/47
as
the
visitors
were
floored
for
177.
Later,
the
southpaw
chipped
in
with
70
runs
and
forged
crucial
partnerships
with
Rohit
Sharma
and
Axar
Patel
to
ensure
that
his
team
got
a
substantial
lead.
In
the
second
innings,
he
picked
two
wickets
for
34
as
Australia
lost
by
an
innings
and
132
runs.

In
the
second
Test
in
Delhi,
the
Saurashtra
star
picked
three
wickets
and
scored
26
runs
in
the
first
innings.
In
the
second
innings
he
ran
through
Australia
again
as
he
picked
seven
wickets
for
42
runs
–
his
best
Test
bowling
figures
in
an
innings.
India
chased
down
the
115-run
target
with
six
wickets
remaining.

Jadeja
faces
competition
from
Brook
and
Motie

Brook
has
been
nominated
for
the
prestigious
award
for
hitting
two
half-centuries
in
both
innings
of
the
first
Test
against
New
Zealand
at
Mount
Maunganui.
Coming
in
at
number
five
in
the
first
innings,
Brook
smashed
15
fours
and
a
six
during
his
blistering
89
from
81
deliveries.

In
the
second
innings,
Brook
got
a
rapid
54
from
41,
hitting
seven
fours
and
two
sixes
during
his
knock.
He
was
awarded
the
Player
of
the
Match
award
for
his
efforts
in
a
thumping
England
win.

Things
still
got
better
at
a
personal
level
for
Brook
in
the
second
Test
at
Wellington.
After
England
were
reduced
to
21/3
in
the
first
innings,
the
Yorkshire
batter
smashed
a
career-best
186
from
176
balls,
which
saw
him
hit
24
fours
and
five
sixes.
His
stand
of
302
runs
with
Joe
Root
put
England
in
complete
command
of
the
match.
In
the
match,
he
also
picked
his
maiden
Test
wicket
in
the
form
of
New
Zealand
captain
Kane
Williamson.

ICC
Player
of
the
Month
Award:
Motie
magic
in
Zimbabwe

West
Indies’ Motie
picked
19
wickets
in
the
two-Test
series
in
Zimbabwe
to
help
his
side
secure
a
1-0
series
win.
In
the
first
Test
at
Bulawayo,
the
left-arm
spinner
leaked
as
many
as
110
runs
for
just
two
wickets.
However,
he
bounced
back
in
style
in
the
second
innings
by
picking
4/50
from
his
24
overs
as
Zimbabwe
had
to
fight
out
to
earn
a
draw.

In
the
second
Test
at
the
same
venue,
Motie
was
at
the
top
of
his
game.
Zimbabwe
batters
had
no
answer
to
his
turn
and
guile,
as
the
Guyana
star
picked
13
wickets
for
19
runs
in
an
innings
victory
for
West
Indies.
The
27-year-olds
performance
won
him
both
Player
of
the
Match
and
Player
of
the
Series
awards.