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India’s Washington Sundar In The List Of ICC Player Of The Month Nominees For July
Washington Sundar was the highest wicket-taker for the Indian team in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka by picking 3 wickets in his 10 overs of spell conceding just 33 runs has been recently nominated in the ICC Player of the Month for July. The star spinner has been a consistent performer for the Indian team for the Zimbabwe Series where he managed to bag 8 wickets in 5 matches with an efficient economy of 5.16. Not only he is showing his skills with the bowl but with the bat as well by scoring 25 runs in the last T20I of the series that India later won in the super overs.
ICC nominates Sundar, Atkinson and Cassell for Player of the Month
Apart from Sundar, English speedster Gus Atkinson and Scotland's lethal seamer Charlie Cassell are the other nominations for the prestigious award.
After making a return to the Indian side, Sundar has performed incredibly for Indian team in the shortest format, helping the Men in Blue clinch a phenomenal series victory against Zimbabwe. England's Gus Atkinson had a great start to his Test career, as he derailed West Indies with a sensational ten-wicket haul on his maiden appearance.
Atkinson performed strongly in the home series, scalping 22 wickets in just three games at an unbelievable strike rate of 24.22. Meanwhile, Charlie Cassell, the Scottish seamer became a household name after running through Oman with a seven-fer on ODI debut after which he recorded the best ODI bowling figures by a debutant impressing the ICC to nominate him for the Player of the Month award.
These 3 players have a great future in cricket after looking at their respective performances for the last month. Washington Sundar is solidifying his position in T20I and ODI as an orthodox spinner who can bowl aswell as a batter lower down the order and finish the game for the Indian team.
Washington Sundar could be seen playing an important role for the Indian team in the final match of the series on Wednesday at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
