Babar Azam and Alyssa Healy voted ICC Players of the Month for April 2021

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has received the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021 for his steallar efficiency towards South Africa, whereas Australia’s Alyssa Healy received the highest girls’s honour. Pakistan captain Babar Azam (AFP Image)HIGHLIGHTSPakistan captain Babar Azam has been named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021Babar Azam just lately grew to become the No. 1 ODI batsman after his latest exploits in South AfricaAustralia’s Alyssa Healy received the honour in girls’s classPakistan captain Babar Azam has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2021 for his stellar performances throughout all codecs within the just lately concluded sequence towards South Africa. Babar’s match-winning 82-ball 94 within the third ODI towards South Africa helped him acquire 13 score factors as he toppled his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli to occupy the highest spot in ODI rankings for batsmen. The 26-year-old additionally hit 104-ball 103 to assist his staff chase down 274 within the first ODI. He additionally contributed 122 from 59 balls in Pakistan’s profitable chase within the third match of a T20I sequence towards the Proteas.Commenting on Azam’s efficiency in April, Ramiz Raja representing the ICC Voting Academy stated, “The world bats in two ways in white ball cricket. One way is to destroy attacks with muscle and force and then there is the Babar Azam way, like conducting a batting symphony with punch, panache and flair, and he deserves to win this award.”In the ladies’s class, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Alyssa Healy was declared the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for April 2021. Healy’s consistency with the bat has been a major a part of Australia’s dominance, displaying her class in all situations and towards all varieties of bowling within the latest sequence towards New Zealand. Healy performed 3 ODIs versus New Zealand, scoring 155 runs at a median of 51.66 and a strike fee of 98.72. The 31-year-old’s efforts noticed her end because the main run-scorer in Australia’s sequence victory over New Zealand that prolonged their record-winning streak to 24 ODIs.Commenting on Healy’s efficiency in April, Ian Bishop representing the ICC Voting Academy added, “Healy deserves to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month – April as she added the runs at the top consistently and at a good tempo to help set up Australia’s scoring in chases and target setting across all three games of their record-breaking series.”The ICC Player of the Month voting course ofThe three nominees for each classes have been shortlisted primarily based on on-field performances and general achievements in the course of the month (the primary to the final day of every calendar month).The shortlist is then voted on by the unbiased ICC Voting Academy, which retains 90 per cent of the vote share, and followers (10 per cent voting share) around the globe. The ICC Voting Academy includes outstanding members of the cricket household together with senior journalists, former gamers, broadcasters and members of the ICC Hall of Fame.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.