ICC Player of the Month: Mayank Agarwal, Mitchell Starc and Ajaz Patel nominated for December 2021

India opener Mayank Agarwal, Australia pacer Mitchell and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel have been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month (December 2021) on Saturday.

With common openers Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul all lacking video games sooner or later final month, Mayank Agarwal grabbed the chance with each fingers within the collection in opposition to New Zealand and South Africa. In the 2 matches, he scored 276 runs at a median of 69.00, which included two fifties and a century.Ajaz Patel’s identify was immortalised in cricketing historical past in December, when he picked up 10 wickets in an innings in opposition to India, changing into the third participant in Tests to realize the feat after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble.An Aussie quick bowler, an in-form India opener and a record-equaling spinner from New Zealand.Who shall be your ICC Men’s Player of the month? Details https://t.co/XsumbkHtzjAnd VOTE https://t.co/FBb5PMInKI pic.twitter.com/hhZeqJIopf— ICC (@ICC) January 8, 2022
The left-arm spinner performed only one Test within the month, the place he picked up 14 wickets at a median of 16.07. He picked up all 10 wickets within the first innings however was disillusioned by the Kiwi batters who had been bundled out for 62.Mitchell Starc has performed an important position, each with the bat and ball in hand, in Australia retaining the Ashes with two video games to spare. In the three video games final month, he picked up 14 wickets at a median of 19.64 and was greater than useful with the bat, scoring 117 runs within the three matches at a median of 58.50.He set the tone for the entire collection by dismissing Rory Burns with the primary ball of the primary Test. While batting, he saved Travis Head firm with an innings of 35 and added 85 essential runs for the eighth wicket.Starc was magnificent with the bat and ball within the second Test, choosing up six wickets and scoring 58 runs in Adelaide. This included an excellent four-wicket haul within the first innings that helped scale back England to 236, giving Australia an enormous lead of 237 runs.In the Boxing Day Test, Starc took two essential wickets within the first innings, together with that of England’s captain Joe Root.His innings of 24* helped Australia achieve an 82-run lead, which proved to be sufficient as England had been bundled out for 68. He picked up three wickets within the second innings as Australia received by an innings to retain the urn.