DUBAI
\nAustralia\u2019s experienced batter Steve Smith, India\u2019s Shubman Gill and New Zealand\u2019s always brilliant in the field Glenn Phillips were shortlisted for the ICC Men\u2019s Player of the Month award for February 2025.
\nNew Zealand\u2019s dynamic all-rounder Phillips faces stiff competition from top-ranked ODI batter Gill and Australia\u2019s veteran Smith.
\nFamous for his brilliance in the field, Phillips was equally impressive with the bat for New Zealand over the course of the last month, during which he piled up 236 runs in five innings at a brilliant strike rate of 124.21.
\nHe helped New Zealand win the tri-nation ODI series against hosts Pakistan and South Africa as he remained unbeaten in all three matches, scoring 106, 28 and 20, respectively.
\nPhillips carried his form into the ICC Men\u2019s Champions Trophy 2025 and scored an important half-century against the hosts, Pakistan, before playing another unbeaten knock against Bangladesh.
\nIndia\u2019s Gill, who recently claimed the top spot in the men\u2019s ODI batting rankings, continued his purple patch as he accumulated 406 runs in five innings at an astounding average of 101.50 and a strike rate of 94.19.
\nGill, who was named the player of the series in India\u2019s 3-0 victory at home against England, translated his form into the eight-team tournament and scored a gutsy century against Bangladesh in his side\u2019s campaign opener. He followed it up with a sensible 46-run knock against arch-rivals Pakistan.
\nAustralia\u2019s batting maestro Steve Smith, who recently called time on his ODI career, was nominated mainly due to his performances in Tests.
\nSmith shone during the recent two-match away Test series against Sri Lanka, scoring 141 and 131 in two matches with a strike rate of 136.00 and was named the Player of the Series.
\nHis numbers in ODIs, however, are contrasting as he managed to score just 65 runs in four innings at a modest average of 21.66.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DUBAI Australia\u2019s experienced batter Steve Smith, India\u2019s Shubman Gill and New Zealand\u2019s always brilliant in the field Glenn Phillips were shortlisted for the ICC Men\u2019s Player of the Month award for February 2025. New Zealand\u2019s dynamic all-rounder Phillips faces stiff competition from top-ranked ODI batter Gill and Australia\u2019s veteran Smith. Famous for his brilliance in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-466056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n