Dubai, Nov. 13 -- India all-rounder Deepti Sharma and South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansenhave been named the ICC Men's and Women's Players of the Month for October following outstanding performances in international cricket.
Sharma earned the women's award after making significant contributions with both bat and ball in India's home tour against Zimbabwe. In the ICC Women's Championship ODI series, she scored106 not out in her only batting opportunity and claimed five wickets at an economy rate of 3.42 as India completed a 3-0 sweep.
Her success included the T20I series, where she again batted only once, smashing 49 off 37 balls, while taking two wickets with her off-spin bowling.
The award marks Sharma's second ICC Women's Player of t...