Shubman Gill pips Abhishek Sharma to make history with fifth ICC Player of the Month award as Shafali Verma completes India’s double

NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has extended his dominance at the ICC Player of the Month awards, while Shafali Verma has added another individual honour to India's recent run of success, with the two stars named the men's and women's Players of the Month for September. Gill claimed the award for a record fifth time in the men's category after a sensational ODI series against the West Indies, while Shafali earned her second monthly honour following influential performances in India's Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games triumphs.