Shubman Gill headlines ICC Men’s Player of the Month nominees for February | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s younger batting sensation Shubman Gill has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for February 2025 after a stellar run with the bat. Gill, who performed an important position in India’s current dominance, stands out amongst the three nominees, which additionally embrace Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips.
Carrying his sensible type into the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, Gill has been India’s batting mainstay. In his 5 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) over the course of the month, he amassed 406 runs at an astonishing common of 101.50 and a strike fee of 94.19.
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His performances towards England in the three-match ODI collection have been instrumental in India’s 3-0 clear sweep. He performed three excellent knocks — 87 in Nagpur, 60 in Cuttack, and a match-winning century (112) in Ahmedabad. His heroics earned him the Player of the Series award, boosting India’s momentum forward of the Champions Trophy.
Gill carried that type seamlessly into the match, starting with a powerful unbeaten 101 towards Bangladesh, adopted by an important 46 in the high-voltage conflict towards Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Steve Smith delivered stellar performances throughout the Test collection towards Sri Lanka, scoring 141 and 131 in two matches, which earned him the Player of the Series award. However, his limited-overs performances have been much less impactful, scoring 12 and 29 in the ODI collection earlier than the Champions Trophy, the place he registered 5 towards England and 19 not out towards Afghanistan.
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips was instrumental in his group’s triumph in the Pakistan tri-series, scoring 236 runs in 5 ODIs at a strike fee of 124.21, together with 106 towards Pakistan in Lahore. He maintained his good type in the Champions Trophy, beginning with a gritty 61 towards Pakistan and an unbeaten 21 towards Bangladesh.