After a string of extraordinary performances in the shortest format of the game, Virat Kohli has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for October 2022. Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe and South Africa's David Miller were the other contenders for the award alongside Kohli. In the end, Kohli sealed the title.
The 33-year-old batted in only four innings in October but he played three outstanding knocks, including a terrific inning of 82 against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
“It is a great honour for me to have been voted the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October. Being chosen as the standout player by fans across the globe as well as the panel makes this accolade even more special for me," Kohli said after winning the award.
"I want to pay tribute to the other nominees who performed so well during the month and also to my teammates, who continue to support me to perform to the best of my ability,” he added.
Kohli also played an innings of 62 in just 44 balls against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup. The Men in India will be taking on England in the second semi-final now in Adelaide on Thursday.
India Squad: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant.
England Squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Alex Hales.