Shubman Gill nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for July

Image Source: X

Shubman Gill nominated for ICC Player of the Month award for July: Young Indian Test team captain Shubman Gill has been nominated for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month award for July. He is competing with England captain Ben Stokes and South Africa's star all-rounder Wiaan Mulder for this award.

Gill is in direct competition with Stokes and Mulder

A Protea and an English all-rounder lock horns with an in-form India batter for the July ICC Men's Player of the Month honours ?https://t.co/1YLjnbwf50

— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2025

ICC has announced the nominations for the Player of the Month for July. Apart from Indian captain Shubman Gill, England captain Ben Stokes' name is also included in it. The third name in the list is of Wiaan Mulder, who created a sensation by scoring a triple century last month. The month of July was very good for Gill. He scored 567 runs in three Test matches and his average was 94.50. Keep in mind that the series between India and England started in June and continued till August, but whatever Gill has done in July will be considered here.

Also Read: ODI future: Will Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma play the ODI World Cup 2027?

Shubman Gill's performance in July

Image Source: X

Edgbaston Test was the most special for Shubman Gill in the month of July. Where he scored 269 runs in the first innings of the match and then 161 runs in the second innings of the same match. That is, Gill scored 430 runs in both the innings combined. Only Graham Gooch had scored more runs in both innings of a Test when he succeeded in scoring 456 runs. After this, Gill again played a century of 103 runs at Old Trafford.

Wian Mulder's performance in July

Image Source: X

After this, let's talk about the other contender for this award, Wiaan Mulder. He played an amazing game in the two-match Test series played against Zimbabwe. In the second match of the series, Wiaan Mulder scored 367 runs, then it seemed that Mulder would break Brian Lara's record of 400 runs, but Mulden, being the captain, declared his innings himself and did not look towards Lara's record. Even after this, he has played the biggest innings as the captain of South Africa. Mulder scored 531 runs in the series and his average has been 265.50.

Ben Stokes' performance in July

Image Source: X

Now let's talk about Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes performed brilliantly during the series against India. He was the captain and also played an important role in his team's victory with the ball and bat. In the month of July, Ben Stokes scored 251 runs against India, here his average was 50.20, while he also took 12 wickets at an average of 26.33. The special thing about him was that Stokes was also given the Player of the Match award in two consecutive matches.

Also Read: Team India squad for Asia Cup 2025

---