Dubai, May 8 -- Nahid Rana, Jatinder Singh and Ajay Kumar have been nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for April following impressive performances in ODI cricket.

Bangladesh pacer Rana earned his nomination after playing a key role in his side's 2-1 ODI series win over New Zealand at home. The 23-year-old claimed eight wickets at an economy rate of 4.46 and was named Player of the Series. His standout performance came in Mirpur, where he picked up five for 32 in Bangladesh's 55-run victory in the second ODI.

Oman captain Jatinder Singh made the shortlist after scoring 266 runs in five ODIs during the ICC World Cup League 2 in Nepal. He struck a brilliant 139 off 91 balls against Nepal, registering the highest ODI score ...