India's young superstar Yashasvi Jaiswal has been voted the ICC Men's Player of the Month for February 2024.
Jaiswal outperformed New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson and Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka.
Aided by two double hundreds in February.
Jaiswal was in top form against England in the World Test Championship series at home, slamming 219 in Vizag in the first innings of the second Test and then going on to make a second innings double century in the next Test in Rajkot to help India take a lead in the series.
Jaiswal’s knocks helped India fight back from a loss in the first Test of the series.
The young Indian opener created several records in February, and equalled the long-standing Test record for most sixes in a Test innings (12) during his Rajkot knock.
Jaiswal's Double Century in Tests
Jaiswal, at 22 years and 49 days, became the third youngest batter to record two double centuries in Tests.
He scored 560 runs in three Tests in February, an average of 112, including 20 sixes.
He reached the milestone of 1000 Test runs in March, becoming the second-quickest Indian to do so
Jaiswal expressed happiness at achieving the ICC award and expressed his enjoyment in his first five-match series series.
He also praised his Rajkot knock of 214* as his crowning achievement.
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