Short answer: Shubman Gill has won the ICC Men's Player of the Month award five times: January 2023, September 2023, February 2025, July 2025 and September 2026. That is the most by any male player. The fifth was announced on 13 October 2026.
All Five Awards at a Glance
| Month | What earned it | Other nominees |
|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | 567 ODI runs in 6 innings, 3 hundreds incl. 208 vs NZ | Mohammed Siraj, Devon Conway |
| September 2023 | 480 ODI runs at 80.00 (Asia Cup and Australia) | Mohammed Siraj, Dawid Malan |
| February 2025 | 406 ODI runs in 5 matches at 101.50 | Steve Smith, Glenn Phillips |
| July 2025 | 567 Test runs in 3 Tests vs England at 94.50 | Ben Stokes, Wiaan Mulder |
| September 2026 | 333 ODI runs in 2 innings vs West Indies (110, 223*) | Abhishek Sharma, Sikandar Raza |
January 2023: Three Hundreds in a Month
Gill made 116 against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram, then 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad, at the time the youngest ODI double hundred, and 112 in Indore. Six ODI innings brought 567 runs at 113.40. Read the full story of the 208.
September 2023: Asia Cup and Australia
He scored 302 runs in the Asia Cup, including 121 against Bangladesh in Colombo, and 104 against Australia in Indore: 480 ODI runs at 80.00 and a strike rate of 99.37.
February 2025: England Sweep and Champions Trophy
Gill was Player of the Series as India beat England 3-0, with 87, 60 and 112, then made 101 not out against Bangladesh at the Champions Trophy in Dubai: 406 runs in five ODIs at 101.50.
July 2025: The Only Test Award
His one award for Test cricket came in his first series as Test captain. In the three Tests played in July he scored 567 runs at 94.50, including 269 and 161 at Edgbaston and 103 at Manchester.
September 2026: The Record Fifth
Against West Indies he made 110 in Thiruvananthapuram and 223 not out off 133 balls in Guwahati, reaching 200 in 117 balls, the fastest double hundred in ODIs. Both chases were won by eight wickets. Gill said it felt "fantastic to win my fifth ICC Player of the Month award." See the 223* innings.
Four of the five awards came from ODI cricket, the format where he is currently the No. 1 ranked batter. His full career numbers are on the stats page.
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