Players to have won most number of ICC player of the month awards is an exciting and emphatic list that pertains, by and large to the current firmament of exciting names who are doing nothing but their
level best as batters, most of them being batters actually, in the challenging construct of international cricket. With too much of the international game already being played and more often than not, in not just the Indian subcontinent but even in the massively tricky SENA countries, there's been a bit of a vexed narrative.
And it's that batters, specifically speaking, get a lot of time to score runs, they get a load of opportunities. But then with more opportunities also comes more challenges - yet the following players, who have won the most number of ICC Player of the Month awards, inspire confidence in their talents and have already done a heck of a fine job in extending the great appeal of the sport we can't live without. So who are the players to have won the most number of ICC Player of the Month awards?
Let's take a look at the list of players with the most ICC Player of the Month awards
1. Shubman Gill (India) – 4 Awards
2. Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 3 Awards
Well to put it mildly, Babar Azam is considered the prima donna figure where it comes to the firmament of Pakistan cricket.
He has already won three ICC player of the month awards despite being the man who most recently had a torrid tour of West Indies. Over the years, Azam has inspired change, inspired youngsters especially in hisPakistan region to take up the bat, it despite being a land of Wasim, Waqar and yes, Shoaib!
His dominance is felt across formats. three wins in the tally of players with most ICC player of the month awards is truly outstanding, and the number will likely increase.
3. Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 2 Awards
Kamindu Mendis, with two Player of the Month titles to his name, has steadily carved out a place among Sri Lanka’s key performers. Combining dependable batting with useful spells of bowling, he brings balance to the side. Both awards came on the back of decisive, match-shaping displays in important series. If someone is going to ever have the needed intent of creating the list of the most impactful or impact creating modern-day batters, then Mendis' name in that list will surely come to the fore. Won't it?
4. Harry Brook (England) – 2 Awards
With two monthly honours in the list of the players to have won or players who have won the most number of ICC player of the month awards, this is the modern day version of that easy-going and uncomplicated bloke from England, about whom even the legendary Root would agree, about being naturally elected into the current Fab Four, now that the incumbent members aren't getting any young.
Harry Brook fights hard and even times the ball well in both white-ball and test set-up, already has a Test triple ton to his name which came in Pakistan, of all regions.
Hard to get there, no?
5. Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 2 Awards
Now here is what may could call even a pedestrian question. Why is that? Well, the die-harc cricket fans for whom international cricket with its baton of stars pretty much restricts itself to an Australia, England and India - have you even heard of this gentlemn's name? This, is not at all, to test anyone's general knowledge of the game. It's in fact to increase the awareness that some of the naturally talented and gifted in UAE men's cricket team deserve, don't they deserve to be highlighted?
Among the five top players to have won the ICC Player of the Month award is Muhammad Waseem, who has won two awards on date. His dedicated efforts have put the firmament of Associate Cricket on the limelight, hasn't it?
