ICC Men’s Player of the Month: Angelo Mathews claims award for May 2022
Dubai , June 13 (ANI): Veteran Sri Lanka star Angelo Mathews has been voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for May 2022. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday...
Dubai , June 13 (ANI): Veteran Sri Lanka star Angelo Mathews has been voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for May 2022. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday...
Nottingham , June 13 (ANI): New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson will not take the field on day four of the second Test against England due to an injury in his...
Kolkata (West Bengal) , June 13 (ANI): Indian men's football team would be looking to continue their winning streak when they will lock horns with Hong Kong in their third...
Dubai , June 13 (ANI): In her very first month in international cricket, the Pakistan star Tuba Hassan has taken home the ICC Women's Player of the Month for May...
Panchkula (Haryana), June 13 (ANI): Archer Ridhi Phor is used to being on top. After all, the Haryana lass spends a lot of time on the terrace of her Karnal...
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), June 13 (ANI): As the curtains went down today for the Rollon round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship (INMRC) 2022 at the...
Panaji (Goa) , June 13 (ANI): FC Goa have over the years won admirers far beyond the boundaries of Goa thanks to their attractive brand of football in the Indian...
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , June 13 (ANI): The IPL media rights value for the 2023-2027 cycle has been sold for a whopping Rs 44,075 crore for 410 matches on Monday as...
Stuttgart , June 13 (ANI): Matteo Berrettini capped his return to the ATP Tour by winning his first title of the season in Stuttgart on Sunday.Berrettini overcame former World No....
Multan , June 13 (ANI): Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq, who was adjudged as the Player of the Series in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, said that such performances boost...
Dubai [UAE], June 13 (ANI): Veteran Sri Lanka star Angelo Mathews has been voted ICC Men's Player of the Month for May 2022.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the players of the month for May 2022.
Angelo Mathews beat off competition from fellow countryman Asitha Fernando and Bangladesh star Mushfiqur Rahim to win the award.
Mathews was selected as the standout male player in May following his impressive performance in the two-match series against Bangladesh away from home, where he finished as the highest run-getter with 344 runs, which included two centuries.
In the first Test in Chattogram, he narrowly missed out on a double ton at 199. In the second match in Mirpur, he smashed a great 145 in the first innings in Sri Lanka's 10-wicket win over the hosts. The victory powered the Islanders' to climb to No.4 in the ICC World Test Championship table with a point percentage of 55.56.
His marvellous returns in the series first helped him climb to No.15 in the ICC Test batters Rankings and now triumph in the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.
He now also has the honour of becoming the first Sri Lanka player to win the POTM award since its inception in January 2021.
On being named the Player of the Month, Mathews said: "I am absolutely honoured and delighted to be the ICC Men's Player of the Month. I would like to congratulate Asitha Fernando and Mushfiqur Rahim who were front runners for this award, on their spectacular performances.
"I am grateful for the opportunity and I wish to thank the almighty, my teammates, support staff, and fans for believing in me and supporting me as always. I would like to dedicate this to the people of Sri Lanka. Let's never stop believing." (ANI)