Deepti Sharma shortlisted for ICC Player of the Month for October

Deepti Sharma is one of three women nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for October, the ICC announced on 5 November 2026. The India all-rounder is shortlisted alongside Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and Bangladesh’s Sobhana Mostary.

The ICC said Deepti’s showing in India’s home ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe put her in contention.

Deepti Sharma’s October

India Women played five matches against Zimbabwe Women in the Zimbabwe Women tour of India, 2026, and won all of them. The two T20Is came first: a 9-wicket win on 18 October, then a 92-run win on 20 October in which India Women made 216/7.

The ODI series followed, with India Women winning by 9 wickets on 23 October, by 121 runs on 25 October after posting 328/6, and by 8 wickets on 28 October, when Zimbabwe Women were dismissed for 131.

The men’s shortlist

The men’s nominees for October are South Africa’s Marco Jansen, Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas and West Indies captain Shai Hope.

What’s next

India Women next play South Africa Women, starting with the first Test on Wednesday, 9 December at 1:30 PM IST. The first ODI against South Africa Women follows on Wednesday, 16 December, and the second ODI on Saturday, 19 December, both also at 1:30 PM IST.