ICC reveals Player of the Month nominees for July 

• Men’s shortlist comprises India captain Shubman Gill, South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder and England captain Ben Stokes

• Women’s shortlist features the England pair of Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Ecclestone as well as Ireland captain Gaby Lewis

• More about the ICC Player of the Month awards is available here

Captains Shubman Gill of India and Ben Stokes of England have been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month awards, making the men’s shortlist along with South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, while England players Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Ecclestone are joined in the women’s shortlist by Ireland captain Gaby Lewis.

Gill’s aggregate of 567 runs during this period, including an aggregate 430 in the second Test against England in Birmingham, puts him in contention while his counterpart Stokes and Mulder have some superb all-round efforts to boast of.

Dunkley’s exploits with the bat and Ecclestone’s with the ball against India at home have helped them make the shortlist while Lewis’s form with the bat in both formats against Zimbabwe put her in the reckoning.

An independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to decide the winners. Fans are now able to vote for their favourite performers at icc-cricket.com/awards.

ICC Men’s Player of the Month Nominees for July 2025

MEN’S SHORTLIST

Shubman Gill (India)

Gill’s memorable tour of England saw him score 567 runs at an average of 94.50 in the three Tests played in July. He was the Player of the Match in the second Test in Birmingham with scores of 269 and 131 that helped level the series 1-1. The 25-year-old batter also scored a second-innings 103 in Manchester that helped draw the match and keep the series alive.

Wiaan Mulder (South Africa)

The South Africa all-rounder was fluent with both bat and ball on the Zimbabwe tour, scoring 531 runs at an average of 265.60. He had scores of 17 and 147 in the first Test and a mammoth 367 not out in the second, the highest by a batter from his country. He also grabbed seven wickets at 15.28 which included a four-wicket first-innings haul in the first Test.

Ben Stokes (England)

The England skipper scored 251 runs at 50.20 in the home series against India and grabbed 12 wickets at 26.33 as he came up with fine performances at crucial junctures of the series. He was named Player of the Match in the third and fourth Tests of the five-match series. The highlight for him was scoring a century (141) and taking a five-wicket haul (5-72) in the Manchester Test.

WOMEN’S SHORTLIST

Sophia Dunkley (England)

Sophie Dunkley showed fine form during this period, featuring in all seven matches at home against India. She scored 126 runs in three ODIs and 144 at a strike-rate of 134.57 in four T20Is during this period. She ended the T20I series as England’s leading run-scorer before hitting a superb 92-ball 83 in the first ODI in Southampton.

Sophie Ecclestone (England)

The top-ranked ODI bowler took five wickets in the three ODIs against India and four wickets in the four preceding T20Is. She was her team’s most successful bowler in the ODI series. She also scored 24 runs in the ODIs and 65 in the T20Is that included a 23-ball 35 in the second T20I of the series in Bristol.

Gaby Lewis (Ireland)

The Ireland skipper led her team to a clean sweep in the home ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe, winning the Player of the Series award for an aggregate of 154 runs in three T20Is at a strike-rate of 155.55. In two ODIs, she scored 95 runs at a strike-rate of 79.16.

The ICC Player of the Month Voting Process:

The three nominees for either category are shortlisted based on performances from the first to the last day of each calendar month. The shortlist is then voted on by the independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world. The ICC Voting Academy comprises prominent members of the cricket fraternity including well-known journalists, former players, broadcasters and members of the ICC Hall of Fame. The Voting Academy submit their votes by email and hold a 90 per cent share of the vote. Fans registered with the ICC can vote via the ICC website, accounting for the remaining 10 per cent. Winners are announced every second week of the month on ICC’s digital channels.

*Voting Academy for the ICC Player of the Month:

Afghanistan: Javed Hamim; Australia: Daniel Cherny and Lisa Sthalekar; Bangladesh: Mazhar Uddin and Md Ariful Islam Roney; England: Chris Stocks and Lydia Greenway; Ireland: Ger Siggins and Clare Shillington; India: S Gomesh and Shivani Gupta; New Zealand: Craig Cumming; Pakistan: Saleem Khaliq and Sana Mir; South Africa: Zaahier Adams and Ashwell Prince; Sri Lanka: Danushka Aravinda and Farveez Maharoof; West Indies: Daren Ganga and Stacy Ann King; Zimbabwe: Lawrence Trusida; Others: Darren Allan Kyeyune and Kyle Coetzer.