DUBAI, April 13: Experienced India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Tuesday won the ICC Player of the Month award for his superlative show in the limited overs series against England in March.
The 31-year-old Indian took six wickets at an economy rate of 4.65 in the three ODIs, while capturing four wickets at a fantastic economy rate of 6.38 in the five T20Is to emerge as the standout bowler on either side in the white ball series.
Bhuvneshwar became the third successive Indian recipient of the award since its inception early this year.
The January honours were claimed by Rishabh Pant for his exploits in Australia, while Ravichandran Ashwin won it for the month of February following an all-round show against England.
South African Lizelle Lee, who played got a century and two half-centuries against India, was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March. (PTI)
