ICC trolled by fans online for introducing 'Player of the Month' award from January 2021

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday anunced introduction of 'ICC Player of Month' awards to recognise 'best performances' of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout year. ICC released a statement which stated that an independent ICC Voting Acemy comprising former players, brocasters, and journalists from around world, will team up with fans to vote for ICC Men's Player of Month and ICC Women's Player of Month.

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Fans troll ICC for introducing ar category of awards

ICC said that fans have been enthralled with some exceptional cricketing performances in month of January which has me  inaugural player of month awards an extremely competitive affair. re will be dearth of candidates for month of January. From performances from youngsters such as Mohammed Siraj (IN), Washington Sundar (IN), T. Natarajan (IN), Rishabh Pant (IN), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) to established players such as Ravichandran Ashwin (IN), Joe Root (ENG), Steve Smith (AUS), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Nine de Klerk (SA), Nida Dar (PAK), re have been some stunning performances by different individuals over course of month.

As soon as ICC posted about introduction of ar category of awards, fans started flooding comments section with ir views about same. Several reactions poured in as fans trolled ICC for destroying reputation of game and or top hours in cricket. Here's how fans reacted to ICC Player of Month award.

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mination and voting process

statement furr elaborated details about mination and voting process. As per statement, three minees for each of categories will be determined by ICC Awards minations Committee based on on-field performances and overall achievements during period of that month ( first to last day of each calendar month). This shortlist is n voted for by independent ICC Voting Acemy and fans around world. ICC Voting Acemy will consist of prominent members of cricket family including senior journalists, former players, and brocasters.

Subsequently, Voting Acemy will submit ir votes by email and will retain a 90% share of vote. On 1st day of each month, fans registered with ICC will be able to submit votes via ICC website and will have a 10% share of vote. Winners will be anunced every second Monday of month on ICC’s digital channels.

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SOURCE: ICC/TWITTER