For July 2024, ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month revealed
The captain of team Sri Lanka, Chamari Athapaththu, beat India’s star openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, to win the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July 2024. Athapaththu led Sri Lanka to a maiden Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title over seven-time champions India during the month.
This is the third ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for the 34-year-old, making her the joint second-most successful cricketer in the Women’s Player of the Month arena, tied at three awards with West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, sitting behind Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner (four wins).
England seamer Gus Atkinson has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for July 2024 after his heroics in the West Indies Test series.
The England quick capped off a tremendous first Test series by beating stiff opposition from India all-rounder Washington Sundar and Scotland seamer Charlie Cassell to claim the honour.
“It is a real privilege to win the ICC Player of the Month! The start to my Test career has been unbelievable, and I never imagined achieving this level of success in my first series with England," Atkinson said.
“I am incredibly grateful to my teammates and the fantastic environment created by Baz (Brendon McCullum) and Stokesy (Ben Stokes).
Atkinson made his scintillating Test debut in what was James Anderson's farewell international match, bagging 12 wickets to make a fantastic first impression.