Shubman Gill News / Challenge to Babar Azam's reign- Shubman Gill gets a big award from ICC

Shubman Gill News: Shubman Gill, the rising star of the Indian cricket team, once again surprised the cricket world with his performance. His brilliant batting in the Champions Trophy 2025 played an important role in helping Team India win. Seeing his consistency and aggressive style, the ICC honored him with the prestigious ICC Player of the Month award for February 2025.

Became Player of the Month for the third time

Shubman Gill was nominated for this award along with Australia's legendary batsman Steve Smith and New Zealand's explosive player Glenn Phillips. However, due to his strong performance, Shubman won this award. This is the third time Shubman has received this title. Earlier, he has won this award in January 2023 and September 2023.

Shubman Gill's dominance in February

In February 2025, Shubman Gill scored 406 runs, which included the opening matches of the India-England ODI series and the Champions Trophy. He scored 50+ scores in all three ODIs against England, helping India win the series. Apart from this, when he took the field against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy, he demonstrated his excellent form by scoring a brilliant century in the very first match.

Equalled Babar Azam

By winning the ICC Player of the Month title for the third time, Shubman Gill has equalled Pakistan's legendary batsman Babar Azam. Babar won this award in April 2021, March 2022 and September 2023. Apart from this, England's Harry Brook, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, Sri Lanka's Kamendu Mendis and India's Jasprit Bumrah have won this award twice, but now Shubman has overtaken them all.

Gill's journey continues

This success of Shubman Gill shows that he is on his way to becoming the next superstar of Indian cricket. His technique, patience and aggressive style have established him as a top batsman not only in India but all over the world. Similar brilliant performances are expected from him in the upcoming matches as well.