Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 07, 2021, 04:22 PM
Cricket Desk: ICC Player of the Month: New Zealand’s World Test Championship star Devon Conway and Kyle Jamieson besides, South Africa opener Quinton de Kock have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month for June. In women’s cricket, two India stars Shafali Verma and Sneh Rana have earned nominations while Sophie Ecclestone is the other nominee. The International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed the shortlisted candidates on Wednesday.The nominees for the monthly men’s awards this time are Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock and Kyle Jamieson while Sophie Ecclestone, Sneh Rana and Shafali Verma figure in the women’s shortlist.An independent ICC Voting Academy and fans around the world will now vote to decide the winners, which will be announced on Monday, 12 July. Fans registered on icc-cricket.com/awards can cast their votes till Sunday.ICC Player of the Month for June: Men’s: Devon Conway (New Zealand): Opener Devon Conway smashed a double century on Test debut at Lord’s to enter the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings in 77th position with a record 447 rating points, the highest for a New Zealand batsman on debut and the third-highest ever on debut. He followed it up with half-centuries in his next two Tests, including the ICC World Test Championship Final, to aggregate 379 runs at an average of 63.16.Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock finished as the Player of the Series against the West Indies, notching an unbeaten 141 in the first Test and 96 in the second Test for an aggregate of 237 runs at an average of 118.50. In three T20Is against the same side, he scored 135 runs at a strike rate of 142.10.Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand): Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was the Player of the Match in the ICC World Test Championship Final against India in Southampton, finishing with match figures of seven for 61. He dismissed India captain Virat Kohli in both innings, while his other scalps included Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant. He played two Tests during the month, finishing with 10 wickets at an average of 17.40.