Shafali Verma, Devon Conway nominated for ICC Player of the Month award

Shafali Verma and Devon Conway, who recently made their Test debuts, have received nominations for the ICC Player of the Month Award for June 2021.

While Conway has been nominated in the men’s category along with Kyle Jamieson and Quinton de Kock, Shafali Verma will be vying for the award with Sophie Ecclestone and Sneh Rana.

Voting for both categories has opened, with the winners to be declared by the ICC on Monday (July 12).

Shafali Verma dominated the English bowlers in her first Test match

Shafali Verma performed brilliantly for the Indian women’s cricket team last month. The 17-year-old, who received her maiden Test cap against England in Bristol, kicked off her Test career in style with twin half-centuries.

Verma had a record-breaking opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana in the first innings of the one-off Test. Unfortunately, she could not touch the three-figure mark.

The opening batter also made her ODI debut last month and went on to aggregate 59 runs in the two matches she played.