Shakib Al Hasan wins ICC Men's Player of the Month award for the second time

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On 13 April, Shakib Al Hasan and Henriette Ishimwe won the ICC Men's and Women's Player of the Month awards for March 2023.

An Overview of the News

• Shakib Al Hasan won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for the second time and first win in July 2021.
• He was recognized for his key role in Bangladesh's 3–0 T20I series victory over England.
• 19-year-old Rwandan Henriette Ishimwe won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award for her performances in the Nigerian Women's T20I tournament and the ICC Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.
• Ishimwe played a key role in Rwanda's victory over Zimbabwe, taking four wickets in four balls. She also scored 92 runs and took nine wickets including a hat-trick in the Nigerian Women's T20I tournament.
• Ishimwe is only the second female player from an Associate member to win the ICC Player of the Month award.

About International Cricket Council (ICC)

• ICC is the global governing body for the game of cricket.
• It was established in 1909 as Imperial Cricket Conference and later in 1965 it was renamed as International Cricket Conference. In 1989, its name was changed to International Cricket Council.
• The ICC is responsible for organising major international cricket tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup, World Twenty20, Champions Trophy and Women's World Cup.
• The ICC also oversees the ranking of international teams and players, and sets the rules and regulations of the game.
• The ICC is made up of 12 full members (Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe) and 92 associate members.
• Full members have Test status and can play official Test matches, while Associate members have ODI and T20I status and can play official One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals.
• Establishment - 15 June 1909
• Headquarters - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Chairman - Greg Barclay
• CEO - Geoff Allardyce
• General Manager - Wasim Khan
• Assistant - Asian Cricket Council