Shubman Gill and Shafali named ICC Players of the Month for September

Indian batter Shubman Gill has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for September 2026.

He won the award ahead of India's Abhishek Sharma and Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza. Gill scored a total of 333 runs in the first two ODIs against the West Indies, including a century in the first match and an unbeaten double century in the second. India won both of those matches by 8 wickets.

On the women's side, Shafali Verma has been named Player of the Month. Shafali said she was happy to have contributed to the wins at the Asia Cup and the Asian Games.