Indian cricket sensation Shubman Gill has made his mark in the record books as the inaugural male player in history to claim the ICC Player of the Month award four times. His incredible July 2025 performance shattered Babar Azam’s record and established several new records in international cricket.
Shubman Gill’s Record-Breaking July 2025 Performance
The 25-year-old Indian Test captain laid out a record-breaking batting performance in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy match against England. In his first series as India’s Test captain, Gill amassed 754 runs at a strike rate of 75.9, destroying four centuries.
July 2025 Statistics:
Runs: 567
Centuries: 3
Popular Innings: 269 & 161 in the Edgbaston Test
Match Aggregate: 430 runs second-most in Test cricket history and the most ever in an away Test.
Gill’s batting supremacy in July 2025 made him the ICC Player of the Month for that month, pipping Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) and Ben Stokes (England) to the honor.
Shubman Gill Beats Babar Azam’s Record
Before Gill’s victory, Babar Azam was the record holder for the most ICC Player of the Month awards won by a male cricketer with three honors (April 2021, March 2022, August 2023). With his fourth win, Gill has surpassed Babar and created a new standard in the history of the ICC’s monthly awards.
Most ICC Player of the Month Awards – Male Players
| Player | Country | Awards Won |
| Shubman Gill | India | 4 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 3 |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | 2 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 2 |
| Harry Brook | England | 2 |
| Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2 |
| Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 2 |
First Player to Win ICC Player of the Month More Than Once in a Year
Shubman Gill has also earned another uncommon achievement, being the first player to win the ICC Player of the Month more than once in one year more than once:
2023: January & September
2025: February & July
Only two other male players have ever achieved this once:
Jasprit Bumrah – June & December 2024
Kamindu Mendis – March & September 2024
Records broken by Shubman Gill in the IND vs ENG Test Series
1. Most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series
2. First Indian captain to score over 700+ runs in an away Test series
Four ICC Player of the Month awards, including a record-breaking July 2025 effort, have not only helped Shubman Gill beat Babar Azam’s record but also made him one of the most consistent players of modern cricket. As India’s Test captain, Gill’s performance marks the start of what promises to be an out-of-the-world period of leadership for Indian cricket.
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