Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma named ICC Players of the Month

Shubman Gill and Shafali Verma have been named ICC Players of the Month for September 2026. Gill earned the men's award for the fifth time after scoring 333 runs in two ODIs against West Indies, including 110 in the first match and an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls in the second. Shafali won the women's award for her contributions to India's Asia Cup and Asian Games successes.

Gill's double-century was the fastest in ODI history and helped India chase 406 in Guwahati with eight wickets and 39 balls remaining. He had previously won the award in January and September 2023 and February and July 2025. Shafali scored 360 runs at a strike rate of 184.61 and took six wickets in the Asia Cup while adding an unbeaten 100 against Bangladesh and 48 against Sri Lanka at the Asian Games.

This marks the fifth occasion players from the same board have won both monthly awards, with India achieving the feat on three previous occasions. Abhishek Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Chamari Athapaththu and Sree Charani were among the other nominees.