Overview
- the ICC named Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan and India’s Arundhati Reddy as February’s Players of the Month on Monday, recognizing standout men’s and women’s international performances.
- Farhan’s award follows a record T20 World Cup stretch in Sri Lanka with 383 runs at a 160.25 strike rate, two centuries against Namibia and Sri Lanka, and a new mark surpassing Virat Kohli’s single‑edition tally.
- His surge also brought a career‑high No. 2 spot in the T20I batting rankings, a place in the ICC Team of the Tournament, and a record 176‑run opening stand with Fakhar Zaman.
- Pakistan still exited the T20 World Cup on net run rate, and coverage ranged from the PCB chairman’s public praise to reminders that players, including Farhan, were fined after the campaign.
- Reddy topped India’s 2-1 T20I series win in Australia with eight wickets, including 4 for 22, which outlets framed as a lift before June’s Women’s T20 World Cup and a five‑match home series against South Africa from April 17.