With back-to-back double centuries within the month towards England, Jaiswal is a robust contender for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February. Jaiswal was in prime type towards England, slamming 209 in Vizag within the first innings of the second Test after which happening to make a second innings double century (214*) within the subsequent Test in Rajkot to assist India take a lead within the sequence.
Jaiswal’s knocks helped India battle again from the loss within the first Test of the sequence. The left-handed opener additionally rose to the highest of the main run-scorer checklist within the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, with 971 runs in eight matches at a median of over 69, with three centuries and three fifties. (IPL 2024: MS Dhoni’s Confusing Post About His ‘New Role’ With CSK Sets Internet On Fire)
Jaiswal created a number of information in February, and equalled the long-standing Test report for many sixes in a Test innings (12) throughout his Rajkot knock. The back-to-back double a whole lot on the age of twenty-two years and 49 days made him the third youngest batter on the planet to report two double centuries in Tests after Sir Donald Bradman and Vinod Kambli.
Jaiswal ended February with astounding numbers within the three Tests he featured in — 560 runs at a median of 112 together with 20 sixes.
-Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
Williamson performed a pivotal position in New Zealand’s first-ever Test sequence victory over South Africa. The New Zealand veteran slammed two a whole lot within the first Test in Mount Maunganui, after which made 133* to assist his group chase down a tough fourth-innings goal of 267 runs in Hamilton to make sure the sequence victory.
This was Williamson’s first occasion of scoring 2 hundred in a Test match. In the impactful sequence he had ensured that New Zealand would climb up the ICC World Test Championship desk, ending in second place on the finish of February with three wins in 5 Tests.
It was in Hamilton, although, that Williamson reserved his greatest for with the group in hassle. Chasing 267, Williamson walked in at No.3 and struck a 133*, laced with 12 fours and two sixes to information the Black Caps to a whitewash 2-0 sequence victory. (Ranji Trophy 2024: Shreyas Iyer Fails To Impress But Mumbai Book Finals Berth Win Against Tamil Nadu)
The chase orchestrated by Williamson was the fourth-highest profitable chase in New Zealand by the Black Caps and the fifth-highest general. Williamson additionally notched his thirty second Test ton, now the best amongst energetic gamers. He additionally claimed the title of the quickest to 32 Test centuries by innings, bettering Steve Smith who achieved the feat in 174 innings.
-Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
Pathum Nissanka is a contender for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2024 after he slammed the first-ever double century in ODIs by a Sri Lankan. The 25-year-old blasted 210* off simply 139 balls towards Afghanistan in Pallekele after which went on to finish the sequence with one other terrific hundred (118 off 101 balls).
Nissanka beat Sanath Jayasuriya’s 24-year-old report for the best rating by a Sri Lankan in ODIs.
Jayasuriya had scored 189 towards India in Sharjah in 2000. In the final 18 overs, Nissanka slammed 110 runs. He took merely 48 balls to achieve his double ton after crossing his century, smashing 20 fours and eight sixes.
Nissanka carried the shape into the T20Is, smashing 25 off 11 balls to present a riveting begin within the second T20I towards Afghanistan after which hit 60 off simply 30 balls to kickstart a run-chase of 210 within the third T20I. However, he retired damage with the rating on 83/2 and Sri Lanka ended up dropping by three runs.
