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<\/picture><\/div>\nIndia’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma was on Friday named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October, winning the award for the second time in her career following a series of impressive performances against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old beat Bangladesh’s Sobhana Mostary and Australia’s Annabel Sutherland to claim the monthly honour.<\/p>\n
“I’m pleased to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award,” Deepti said in an ICC release.<\/p>\n
“The series against Zimbabwe was a great one for us, and I’m proud of the way the team performed, especially the youngsters.<\/p>\n
“Scoring a century was a particularly special moment for me, made even more meaningful as it contributed to a winning cause.”<\/p>\n
Last year during this month, Deepti starred in India’s World Cup triumph, and this year she showed fine form in the contests against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
“I would like to thank the voting panel and fans for this recognition, as well as my teammates and coaches for their continued support,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I would like to dedicate this award to my fans across the world.”<\/p>\n
She yielded critical outputs across the two formats in Zimbabwe’s inbound tour.<\/p>\n
Deepti began with a quickfire 49 in the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Raipur to help setup a victory after the hosts were in a spot of bother at 19\/4. Over the series, she collected two wickets to help India secure a clean sweep.<\/p>\n
That form translated across to the ODI series as Deepti secured two wickets in the series opener in another India triumph.<\/p>\n
This was followed by her standout performance in the second ODI, where the 29-year-old hit her second ODI century and chipped in with three valuable wickets as India clinched a 2-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n
In total, Deepti scored 155 runs and picked seven wickets across formats as India remained undefeated against Zimbabwe across the six international contests.<\/p>\n
In men’s cricket, South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen was named the ICC Player of the Month for October after he played a pivotal role in his side’s memorable 2-1 World Test Championship series triumph over Australia.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old overcame fellow nominees, Pakistan’s rising all-rounder Arafat Minhas and West Indies’ white-ball skipper Shai Hope to claim his first-ever Player of the Month accolade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n