Deepti Sharma Awarded ICC Women's Player Of The Month For December

Deepti Sharma has been awarded the ICC Women's Player of the year for the month of December. Here are the details.

Deepti Sharma has been pivotal for India Women in December 2023

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Indian Women cricketer Deepti Sharma has been awarded the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's Player of the month award for December after her excellent showing with both, bat and ball, for the Indian side in December 2023. The Agra-born cricketer was pivotal in historic Test victories against England and Australia and did her bits in white-ball cricket too.

A stellar performance across all three formats earned India's all-rounder the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for December 🏅https://t.co/HZ6Q8oc8Aw

— ICC (@ICC) January 16, 2024

 

Deepti Sharma Joins An Elite List Of Winners Of The ICC Women's Player of the Month Award In The Calendar Year 2023

• January 2023: Grace Scrivens (Eng)
• February 2023: Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)
• March 2023: Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda)
• April 2023: Naruemol Chaiwai (THAI)
• May 2023: Thipatcha Putthawong (THAI)
• June 2023: Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)
• July 2023: Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)
• August 2023: Arlene Kelly (IRE)
• September 2023: Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
• October 2023: Nahida Akter (BAN)
• November 2023: Nahida Akter (BAN)
• December 2023: Deepti Sharma (IND)

Deepti Sharma is the first Indian Women's cricketer to win the ICC Player of the Month award since Harmanpreet Kuar, who won it in September 2022.

 

Deepti Sharma's Excellent December 2023 For India Women

Deepti Sharma has been an astonishing cricketer her entire career and her ability to bowl in death overs, show resilience and stability with bat makes her a vital commodity for the Indian Women's cricket team setup. She started her December 2023 by putting in a Man of the Match performance against England Women as India thrashed the visitors by 347 runs.

Deepti Sharma is adjudged the Player of the Match for her incredible bowling performance, claiming 9⃣ wickets and scoring 87 runs in the match 👏👏

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/UB89NFaqaJ #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @Deepti_Sharma06 pic.twitter.com/ylGt4gL2oq

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 16, 2023

Later, on the banks of her excellent 78 that took India Women past 400, the Women in Blue scripted history against Australia Women as they won their first ever Test international against the cricketing giants at the Wankhede Stadium.