ICC Player Of The Month Awards, August 2024: Sri Lanka show sheer domination in this month's ICC Player Of The Month Awards, as Dunith Wellalage and Harshitha Madavi win Men's and Women's awards respectively. Both the players endured a memorable month of August, as their performances helped Sri Lanka upset India in both Men's and Women's cricket.
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Harshitha Madavi becomes the second Sri Lankan women to win the award in the past four months, as captain and star all-rounder Chamari Aththapaththu won the award in May and June.
Here's What Dunith Wellalage And Harshitha Madavi Said Upon Receiving The Award
After being awarded their individual awards, the Sri Lankan felt extremely honoured and, as reported by ICC, had the following to say:
Dunith Wellalage (ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2024):
"This recognition gives me further strength to continue doing the good work I do as a player and contribute to my team to reach excellence in the field. I wish to thank my teammates, parents, friends, and relatives, as I am sure my achievement will provide them great satisfaction, as they have been supporting me all throughout. Recognition such as this, coming from the International Cricket Council, is great news for young players like us and will certainly encourage young players in the game."
Harshitha Madavi (ICC Women's Player of the Month for August 2024):
"I am extremely happy with this recognition, which I consider a new high in my career. It certainly gives me a lot of confidence ahead of the big competition, the Women's T20 World Cup. This achievement would not have been possible without the incredible support network around me—my teammates, coaches, parents, my sister, brother, friends, and mentors. I take this opportunity to thank them all. I also wish to commend the players who were nominated alongside me for the Player of the Month award. They are immensely talented, and I loved competing with such quality."