Pakistani right-arm pacer Hasan Ali has been nominated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its May edition of ‘Player of the Month’ after his recent spectacular performances in the series against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Ali has managed to impress all with his fiery fast bowling and ability to bamboozle batsmen across the world.
According to ESPNcricinfo, the right-arm pacer is currently the leading wicket-taker in all formats of cricket in 2021.
How impressed are you with Hasan Ali? 🤩 pic.twitter.com/BSvaGjlzTf
— ICC (@ICC) May 11, 2021
The ICC announced the nominations to recognize the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket on Tuesday.
The nominations for the men are:
The ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees for May are in 👀
— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2021
Hasan Ali 🇵🇰 14 Test wickets at 8.92
Praveen Jayawickrama 🇱🇰 11 Test wickets at 16.18
Mushfiqur Rahim 🇧🇩 237 ODI runs at 79.00
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The nominations for the women are:
The ICC Women's Player of the Month nominees for May 👀
— ICC (@ICC) June 8, 2021
Kathryn Bryce 🏴 96 T20I runs at a strike-rate of 85.71, 5 T20I wickets at 14.60
Gaby Lewis ☘️ 116 T20I runs at a strike-rate of 116.00
Leah Paul ☘️ 9 T20I wickets at 4.44
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Last month, the ICC had nominated Pakistani skipper Babar Azam and left-handed batsman Fakhar Zaman for the ‘Player of the Month’ award for April.
