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ICC Player Of The Year Awards: India's cricketing talent shines bright as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday nominated Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav in the men's and Smriti Mandhana in the women's section for the 'ICC Player of the Month' awards for September.

Abhishek was the driving force behind India's Asia Cup triumph, earning 'Player of the Tournament' honours for his fierce batting, slamming 314 runs in 7 T20Is, including three half-centuries.

The 25-year-old also earned the most elevated batting rating ever registered in men's T20I history with 931 points.

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The 'chinaman' Kuldeep relished a dream run in the high-stakes tournament, where India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan thrice, emerging as the leading wicket-taker with 17 scalps. Kuldeep started the Asia Cup campaign with figures of 4/7 against the UAE and finished with 4/30 in the title win against Pakistan.

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett is the third men's cricketer nominated for the award for his outstanding batting. He slammed 497 runs in nine T20Is at an average of 55.22 and a strike rate of 165.66.

He outperformed the charts in the series against Sri Lanka and Namibia, before bringing his form into the T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final, slamming 72, 65 and 111 in his first three innings.

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Star India top-order batter Mandhana, who gained the 'Player of the Series' award against Australia in the closely-contested three-match ODI series last month, has been named among the 'ICC Player of the Month' in the women's section.

The left-hander smashed 308 runs in four ODIs in September at an average of 77 and a strike rate of 135.68. Pakistan opener Sidra Amin and South Africa's Tazmin Brits are the other two nominees for the award.