He earned the award after a terrific performance in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai and Pakistan.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) star Shreyas Iyer has won March’s ICC Player of the Month award. He earned the award after a terrific performance in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai and Pakistan.
Iyer was the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament and the highest for India, accumulating 243 runs at an average of 48.60 and a 79.41 strike rate in five innings. He also amassed two fifties while playing at No.4 in the competition.
“I’m truly honored to be named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March. This recognition is incredibly special, especially in a month where we lifted the ICC Champions Trophy — a moment I will cherish forever,” exclaimed Iyer in ICC’s release.
The Kiwi duo, Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy, were other contenders for the award after consistent performances, but Iyer pipped them with his marvellous batting show. That India won the tournament also went in his favour, and he became the second Indian to win this award after Shubman Gill in February.
India played all their games in Dubai, where the surfaces were slightly sluggish and not fluent for shot-making. On arduous surfaces, Shreyas Iyer played at a crucial No.4 but churned out match-defining knocks in almost every fixture.
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For instance, India were in massive trouble against New Zealand in the league-stage fixture, losing three wickets for 30 runs. However, Iyer held his end tightly and scored at an adequate rate to propel India to a fighting 249/9, which proved a match-winning score on that surface.
Similarly, the 30-year-old weaved a prudent knock in the final against the same opponent when New Zealand had a chance to storm back into the game after three quick wickets in the middle overs. He scored a vital 48 to prevent further damage and take India to safe shores when the Kiwis threatened to take the game away.
His masterful way of handling spin, against whom Iyer had an average of 56.33 and a strike rate of 72.53, stood out in the tournament. He was on the brink of being dropped from the ODI format despite doing nothing wrong and proved his worth by stepping up when India needed him the most.
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