New Delhi, 14 October 2026: Shubhman Gill is the Indian player who has won the 'Player of the Month' award the most number of times. The International Cricket Council had awarded him this title on Tuesday (13 October). A comparison between Gill and other Indian players shows a big difference; Gill is at the first place with five awards, while Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer are at joint second place with two titles each.
It is noteworthy that Virat Kohli has won this title only once. Apart from Kohli, this list also includes many other Indian players who have won this title once each.
Indian male cricketers who won the 'Player of the Month' award
Shubhman Gill – 5 times
Jasprit Bumrah – 2 times
Shreyas Iyer – 2 times
Rishabh Pant – 1 time
Ravichandran Ashwin – 1 time
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar – 1 time
Virat Kohli – 1 time
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 1 time
Mohammed Siraj – 1 time
Abhishek Sharma – 1 time
Sanju Samson – 1 time
Which Indian player won the 'Player of the Month' award and when?
January 2021 – Rishabh Pant
February 2021 – Ravi Ashwin
March 2021 – Bhubaneswar
February 2022 – Shreyas Iyer
October 2022 – Virat Kohli
January 2023 – Shubhman Gill
September 2023 – Shubhman Gill
February 2024 – Yashasvi Jaiswal
June 2024 – Jasprit Bumrah
December 2024 – Jasprit Bumrah
February 2025 – Shubhman Gill
March 2025 – Shreyas Iyer
July 2025 – Shubhman Gill
August 2025 – Mohammed Siraj
September 2025 – Abhishek Sharma
March 2026 – Sanju Samson
September 2026 – Shubhman Gill.
Shubhman Gill's international career
Gill is a batsman who plays in all three formats for India. He is currently holding the responsibility as the captain of India's Test and One-Day (ODI) team. Currently he is playing in test and one-day formats. Till now he has played 43 Tests, 70 One-Day and 36 T20 International matches. In 77 Test innings, Giles has scored 3,043 runs at an average of 43.47, which includes 11 centuries and 9 half-centuries. His highest score here is 269 runs. In 69 one-day (ODI) innings, Gilley has scored 3713 runs at an average of 64.01. During this period, he has scored 11 centuries and 20 half-centuries, in which his highest score has been 223* runs. On the other hand, in T20 International, Giles has scored 869 runs in 36 innings and has registered one century and three half-centuries.