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Jasprit Bumrah is selected for Monthly rewards, against his performace over England
India Fast Boller Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday has been selected for the ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award for August following his brilliant performances with both the bat and ball in the ongoing Test series against England. Besides Bumrah, the others in the men’s category included England Test skipper Joe Root and Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi, the ICC announced.
Bumrah, who has been exceptional with his fast bowling against England, took nine wickets in the first Test. He received just as many plaudits for his role with the bat in the second Test at Lord’s, when he contributed to an 89-run ninth-wicket partnership with Mohammad Shami that proved pivotal to India’s win.
England went on to level the series in the third Test, who has plundered runs at will. He scored centuries in each of the three Tests against India in August, a purple patch that led him to the top of the Test batting rankings. On the other hand, Afridi, in two Tests against West Indies in August, promised wickets every time he was thrown the ball.
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