Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Tuesday won the ICC Player of the Month award for his superlative show in the white-ball series against England in March.
The 31-year-old Indian took six wickets at an economy rate of 4.65 in the three ODIs, while capturing four wickets at a fantastic economy rate of 6.38 in the five T20Is to emerge as the standout bowler.
“After what seemed like a really long and painful gap, I was delighted to be playing for India again. I used the time away to work on my fitness and skill and I am happy to be back taking wickets for my country,” Bhuvneshwar said in an ICC release.
Bhuvneshwar became the third successive Indian recipient of the award since its inception early this year after Rishabh Pant and Ravichandran Ashwin won in January and February respectively.
South African Lizelle Lee, who played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two fifties to move to the top of Women’s rankings, was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March.
