Pakistan's Asif Ali and Ireland's Laura Delany voted the ICC Players of the Month for October. They were named the ICC male and female players for October on Tuesday.

Asif Ali:

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and Namibia's David Wiese were nominees as well. Pakistan batter Asif Ali beat them to win the men's title. Asif scored 52 runs in 3 matches during the T20 World Cup at a strike rate of 273.68. He hit 27* runs in 12 balls that helped to conquer New Zealand. He grabbed a lot of attention after this knock. Asif's next knock against Afghanistan made him very popular and a person of fame. Pakistan needed 24 runs in the last 2 overs against Afghanistan. And Ali hit 4 sixes in the 19^th over. Also, he remained unbeaten in all matches.

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ICC Voting Academy member Irfan Pathan said on his winning, "Helping your team to win, especially from the jaws of defeat is what makes Asif Ali special. And he did that not just once but twice. Although he scored considerably less than other two nominated players, the contribution he made and the pressure situations from where he snatched the victories made all the difference."

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Laura Delany:

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Laura Delany's teammate Gaby Lewis and Zimbabwe's Mary-Anne Musonda were nominated along with her for this esteemed position. Delany prevailed over them and won the player award for October. The Ireland skipper played exceptionally in their ODI series against Zimbabwe. Ireland ended the series with a 3-1. The all-rounder excelled with both bat and ball. She scored 189 runs at an average of 63 and scaped 4 wickets at 27.

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ICC Voting Academy member Lisa Sthalekar said on her winning, "Laura has been playing international cricket for over a decade and has the difficult task of captaining her country, which carries a great weight of expectation. "

She also added, "I have been following her career, ever since I played alongside her in the Gordon Women's Club in Sydney and watched her development. This recent series was a breakout series for her as she was able to register her highest ODI score and is a worthy recipient of the ICC Women's Player of the Month for October."

December was a month of achievements and records for New Zealand's Ajaz Patel. Ajaz became the ICC Men's Player of the month for December 2021. On day 2 of the second test match of India vs New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium, Ajaz Patel attained the rarest record by picking up 10 wickets in a single inning in his birth city, that too in his first-ever tour of India. He is the third player in the history of test cricket to achieve this prestigious feat, and he achieved it on 4th December 2021.

The Kiwi player played only 1 test match in December and scalped 14 wickets with an average of 16.07. He completed the year with his bowling figure as 14/225 which happens to be the best bowling figure in a test match in 2021. Mayank Agarwal and Mitchell Starc were also the nominees for the ICC Men's Player of the month for December 2021 alongside Ajaz Patel.

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2022 has a lot of matches in store for the audience. Which cricketer are you rooting for this time?

ICC Player of the month is awarded to that cricketer who executed the best performances in that month. Every month ICC nominates 3 cricketers on the basis of their performances and then the independent ICC voting academy and fans vote and therefore the player of the month gets selected. Before 2021 ends let's have a look at the list of ICC men's Player of the month from January to November.

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1. Rishabh Pant

Rishabh pant kick-started 2021 by winning the ICC Player of the month in January. Rishab Pant, Joe Root, and Paul Stirling were shortlisted for the category. Pant's contribution in the test match against Australia was the potential reason behind his win. In the third test match against Australia Rishabh hit 97 runs and followed it up with 89 runs in the fourth Test match. The Indian wicket-keeper batter's performance helped India to register a victory as well.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin won the ICC men's player of the month award in February. Ashwin was tremendous in the 4-match test series against England. The Indian off-spinner scalped 24 wickets in February 2021. Not only this, but he also smashed a century in that month. He was awarded the man of the series award for his terrific performance.

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3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, and Sean Williams were shortlisted for this category in March 2021. In the limited over series against England, Bhubaneswar impressed everyone with his bowling and wicket-taking skills. He started by picking up 6 wickets in the 3 ODI matches and then picked up 4 wickets in the 5 T20I matches.

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4. Babar Azam

Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Kushal Bhurtel were nominated for this prestigious category for the month of April. The Pakistani skipper played marvelously consistently against South Africa and bagged the award in his name. The month proved to be quite exciting for Babar as he surpassed Kohli and became the ICC ranked no. 1 batter in ODI Player rankings.

5. Mushfiqur Rahim

Mushfiqur Rahim won the ICC Player of the month for May 2021. He batted really well in a 3 match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The Bangladesh wicket-keeper batter hit 237 runs in the series which includes 125 runs in the second ODI match. Surprisingly, it was the first time when Bangladesh registered a victory against Sri Lanka in an ODI series.

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6. Devon Conway

Devon Conway became the ICC Player of the month for June 2021. The Kiwi cricketer is the first-ever cricketer from his country to win this prestigious award. He was brilliant in the test match against England and surprisingly it was only his test debut. Devon smashed a double century in his debut match and also became the second New Zealand batter to reach this landmark in his debut test match. He continued his brilliance in the next two matches as well by smashing half-centuries. In the world test Championship final against India, he contributed well to the team.

7. Shakib Al Hasan

For the month of July, ICC nominated Mitchell Harsh, Shakib Al Hasan, and Hayden Walsh Jr. Shakib Al Hasan won the prestigious award for executive his skills and caliber in the best possible way. He played in the ODI series against Zimbabwe where he scored 145 runs and picked up 8 wickets. He moved on to his next T20I series and picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 7. Also, he played a one-off test match where he scalped 5 wickets including 4/82 in the first innings.

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8. Joe Root

England captain Joe Root won the ICC men's player of the year the month for August 2021. The England skipper was phenomenal and consistent in the first 3 test matches against India. These matches were also a part of the ICC World Test Championship series. Joe aggregated more runs in the first 3 test matches than the combination of the next 3 highest run scorers of England. After having a terrific August, he reached the top of MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test Rankings for batters on 1st September as well. He surpassed Virat Kohli, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, and Kane Williams to reach the no. 1 spot from the no. 5 spot.

9. Sandeep Lamichhane

September witnessed some of the best performances. Nasum Ahmed, Jaskaran Malhotra, and Sandeep Lamichhane were nominated by the ICC because of their groundbreaking performances. Lastly, Sandeep won the title. The Nepal leg spinner had a great September because of his brilliant performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. He played in 6 ODI matches where he picked up 3 wickets at an average of 7.38 and an economy of 3.17. He was phenomenal against Papua New Guinea with match figures of 4/35 and 6/11. Once again he proved himself against Oman with a match figure of 4/18.

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10. Asif Ali

Asif Ali became the ICC Player of the month for October 2021 after his performance in the T20 World Cup 2021. He scored 52 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 273.68. People started recognizing him after his stellar performance of 27* runs in just 12 balls. His innings helped Pakistan to defeat New Zealand. His next performance against Afghanistan made him everyone's favorite when he hit 4 sixes in the 19th over as Pakistan needed 24 runs in the last 2 overs to register a victory. Lastly, he remained unbeaten in all matches it played in T20 World Cup 2021

11. David Warner

ICC Player of the month for November 2021 is the Australian opener, David Warner. He might have had some low moments and instances in the previous months but he reached the peak in the T20 World Cup 2021. Warner was simply tremendous at the marquee event where he aggregated 289 runs in 7 matches at an average of 48.16 and a strike rate of 146.70. He showed a great performance in the final night as well where he smashed a half-century against New Zealand. His stellar performance helped the team to win the Player of the Tournament award at the T20 World Cup 2021 as well. Without a single thought, he was one of the biggest reasons behind Australia winning their maiden T20 World Cup title

T20 cricket is the shortest format of the game and is undoubtedly one of the most entertaining and enjoyable formats as well. Every batter leaves no stones unturned to try to score more and more runs for the team. Since the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup, many batters hit plenty of sixes in their innings. However, SportzPoint gives you the players with the most sixes in an over in T20 World Cup history.

Yuvraj Singh | India | 6 Sixes

India's destructive limited-overs player, Yuvraj Singh is known for his six-hitting ability in World cricket. Although, no surprise that Yuvi came at first on this list. Yuvraj Singh hits six Sixes in an over against Stuart Broad in the 19th over of India's innings. Yuvi scored 58 runs in just 16 balls with the help of 3 fours and 7 huge sixes.

Although, before the 19th over Yuvraj Singh was seen to involve in an argument with Andrew Flintoff. Meanwhile, as a result, Yuvi became the first and only batsman to make the record of hitting most sixes in an over in the T20 World Cup.

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Asif Ali | Pakistan | 4 Sixes

Currently, Pakistan's one of the finest finishers of the shortest format Asif Ali comes second on the list. Meanwhile, Asif Ali smashes four sixes against Karim Janat in the 19th over of Pakistan's innings. 24 runs were required to win in the last 12 deliveries, but Asif Ali took his team to victory by smashing 4 sixes in the 19th over. Ali remains unbeaten on 25 runs in just 7 balls including 4 sixes.

Moreover, in the previous game, Asif Ali played a good cameo inning with Shoaib Malik to take his team over the line. He also made a good partnership with Malik and scored 27 runs in 12 balls. Meanwhile, we can witness more from him in the upcoming Pakistan games.

Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | 4 Sixes

A true cricket fan will never forget the 2016 World Cup's Final over from Ben Stokes. Meanwhile, that was Carlos Brathwaite's night at Eden Gardens. He smashed four consecutive sixes against England's all-rounder Stokes in the final over of the T20 World Cup 2016.

When 19 runs were required in 4 deliveries to steal their second title, Brathwaite showed his ability to the world as he smashed Ben Stokes out of the park. The Caribbean finishes the game for England as they list their second title after the 2012 edition.

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AB De Villers | South Africa | 4 Sixes

Mr. 360 of cricket, Abraham Benjamin De Villers also add his name to the list of most sixes in an over in the T20 World Cup stage. AB De Villers smashed young leg-spinner, Rashid Khan, for four sixes in the 14th over of South Africa's innings against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2016.

De Villers scored 64 runs in just 29 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes in the match. As a result, South Africa puts a huge score on the board and managed to win the match.

Mike Hussey | Australia | 4 Sixes

Australian batsman Mike Hussey is also included in the list of most sixes in an over at the T20 World Cup stage. In the 2010 ICC T20 World Cup, Mike Hussey played a brilliant knock against Pakistan in the 2nd Semi-Final match. Hussey smashed Saeed Ajmal for consecutive four Sixes in a huge run chase of 192 runs.

Mike Hussey remains unbeaten on 60 runs in just 24 balls including 3 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. As a result, Australia chased down a huge target and sealed a berth in the Finals of ICC T20 World Cup 2010.

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Tom Cooper | Netherlands | 4 Sixes

Netherlands made history in the T20 World Cup 2014 edition by defeating Ireland by 6 wickets and inside just 14 overs. Tom Cooper played a great cameo innings to finish it to the winning side for his team. Cooper smashed 4 Sixes in the over of George Dockrell in the run chase. Moreover, Tom adds his name to the elite list of most sixes in an over at the T20 World Cup stage.

Meanwhile, Tom Cooper remains not out on 45 runs in just 15 balls. He helped his team to get to a historical victory as he smashes 6 Sixes and a four. Stephen Mybrugh was top-scored in the match as he smashed 63 runs in just 23 balls.

Jehan Mubarak | Sri Lanka | 4 Sixes

American-born Sri Lankan cricketer Jehan Mubarak also comes in the elite list of the players who hit the most sixes in an over at the T20 World Cup stage. In the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka faced Kenya in the Group C match at Johannesburg. In the match, Jehan Mubarak smashed four Sixes against Kenya's bowler Lameak Onyango's over.

Mubarak remains not out on 46 runs in just 13 deliveries with the help of 3 fours and 5 over boundaries. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won the match by a huge 173 runs and this was the victory with the highest runs margin in the T20 World Cup history.

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N.B: All the stats are accurate as of 30/10/2021.