ICC Player of the Month
Vote for Sandeep Lamichhane
The ICC Player of the Month nominees have been announced for September 2021, with both the men’s and women’s nominees featuring a strong list of candidates sure to leave the fans torn. Nepal's young leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been shortlisted for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Month nomination for September. Along with Sandeep, Bangladesh spinner Nasum Ahmed and American Jaskaran Malhotra have also been nominated for 'Player of the Month' in September.
Sandeep Lamichhane has already impressed one and all with his trickery in his short career so far. He continued this impressive run in the month of September, emerging as the standout bowler in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. Playing six ODIs, he picked up a staggering 18 wickets at an average of 7.38. His performance against Papua New Guinea, where he ended up with figures of 6/11, grabbed the attention of one and all.
Sandeep had an excellent performance in the triangular series in Oman. In the series involving Oman, USA, and Nepal, Sandeep had an impressive performance in 4 games. Before the triangular series, Nepal played two games against Papua New Guinea (PNG)
The chain was swept clean. While on a tour of Oman, Sandeep took 18 wickets in six games, giving him a bowling economy of 7.38.
Jaskaran Malhotra of the United States, who was nominated along with Sandeep, hit six sixes in the same over against PNG, while Ahmed of Bangladesh had the best performance in favor of the team in the ODI series against New Zealand.
