India, Oct. 13 -- The Indian ODI skipper, Shubman Gill, won the ICC Player of the Month award on Tuesday. This is the fifth time he has won the prestigious award. Gill was recognised for his brilliant performances against the West Indies in September. He finished ahead of compatriot Abhishek Sharma and Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza.

The record for the most ICC Player of the Month awards previously belonged to Pakistan's Babar Azam, who had won it three times. Babar claimed the honour on three occasions between April 2021 and August 2023.

The Indian ODI and Test skipper went past Babar after his Test exploits against England in July 2025. Gill's latest accolade puts him level with women's cricketer Hayley Matthews, who has also won it five ti...