Overview

• The ICC announced Gill as its Men’s Player of the Month for July after he outscored nominees Ben Stokes and Wiaan Mulder in a five-Test series.
• He is now the first male cricketer to claim four ICC monthly awards, adding to honours from February 2025, January 2023 and September 2023.
• Gill ended the England tour as the series top scorer with 754 runs and was named Player of the Series after averaging 94.50 in July’s three Tests.
• His 269 and 161 at Edgbaston gave him a 430-run match aggregate, the second-highest in Test history behind Graham Gooch.
• India’s Asia Cup T20 squad will be named by August 20; Gill’s place is not guaranteed despite his red-ball form.