Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad among nominations for ICC player of the month
India TV NewsInternational Cricket Council on Thursday revealed the nominees for their player of the month award with Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar among its nominees. Bhuvneshwar, who made a comeback during the India-England limited-over series last month after a long injury lay-off, impressed with six wickets in the three-match series while maintaining an economy rate of 4.65. His competitor Rasid was the star performer among Afghans as well as he picked 11 wickets in the team's second Test win against Zimbabwe while picking up six wickets in the 3-0 T20 series win against the same outfit. Among women's cricketers, Rajeshwari was the leading wicket-taker in the T20I and ODI series against South Africa with four wickets and eight wickets respectively. The duo is expected to receive stiff competition from South African Lizelle Lee who scored a century and two fifties as well in four ODIs while reaching the top of the ICC Women's ODI Batting Rankings.