The ICC Men's Player of the Month Award for February 2023 has a shortlist of outstanding players from three distinct nations.

In February, Harry Brook elevated his burgeoning Test career by hitting two fifty-pluses and a hundred. The 24-year-first-old's cricket match of the month, an International against South Africa, saw him achieve just six runs.


However, Brook stepped up the tempo once he switched to Test cricket, where his efforts on the Pakistan tour earned him the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December 2022.


At Mount Maunganui during the first Test match against New Zealand, Brook scored fifty in each of his innings. In the first session, Brook batted at number five and blasted a blistering 89 from 81 deliveries, including 15 fours and a six.


During his quick 54 from 41 in the second attempt, Brook struck seven fours and two sixes. He received the Man of the Match honor for his contributions to England's convincing victory.


In the second Test at Wellington, Brook's domestic situation did improve. The Yorkshire batsman, who came in for England's first wicket at a precarious 21/3, blasted a career-best 186 from 176 deliveries, hitting 24 fours and five sixes.


His 302-run partnership with Joe Root enabled England to take the lead. Additionally, the famous New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson, who was bowled by him for his first wicket in the game, fell to his medium speed.


Unfortunately for Brook, England went on to lose the game by one run as a result of his diamond error in the second inning. Nevertheless, he was rewarded for his endeavors by winning Player of the Game.


After missing time due to illness, India's great all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja returned to international cricket by leading his team to back-to-back victories.


In the first session of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Cup at Nagpur, Jadeja destroyed Australia's middle order. The 34-year-old scored 5/47, which is excellent, as the visitors were stunned by 177. In reaction, Jadeja (70 runs) formed crucial partnerships with Rohit Sharma and Axar Patel to ensure that his team gained a sizable advantage after India had lost half of their side and were trailing by nine runs.

His 2/34 contributed to Australia's innings loss.


In Delhi, the Saurashtra star maintained his outstanding performance. On his way to 3/68 in the first session, he secured the important dismissal of Usman Khawaja, Australia's leading run-scorer. The all-rounder also performed well with the bat, contributing a vital 26 to a critical 59-run partnership for the fifth wicket.


However, the second sessions were when he was at his finest. With a margin of 62 runs and nine wickets in hand at the conclusion of the second day's play, it appeared that Australia had the upper hand.


The Australia batting order was destroyed by Jadeja's sluggish left-arm orthodox spin on the morning of the third day, which resulted in the visitors being dismissed for 113. His 7/42 changed the tide of the match, and India went on to win easily by six wickets.

Due to his efforts, Jadeja was named Man of the Event in both contests.

Gudakesh Motie had a slow start to his career on a seaming track at North Sound in June of last year, but he really came into his own in February of this year during the West Indies visit of Zimbabwe.


In the two-Test series, Motie took 19 wickets to help his team triumph 1-0. The left-arm spinner had a mediocre start collecting 2/110 in the first session of the first Test at Bulawayo. But in the second inning, the Motie magic began, and the spinning never looked back.

In his 24 overs, Motie recorded 4/50 as Zimbabwe struggled to secure a draw.


Motie was in excellent shape for the second Evaluation at the same location. He collected 13/99 in innings win for Guyana as the Zimbabwe batsmen had no response for his turn and cunning. He received honors for Player of the Match and Player of the Series for his efforts.

West Indies will be hoping that Motie improves on this outstanding start to serve them well in the near future. They have long longed for a world-class spin option in red-ball cricket.