Aiden Markram ICC Player of the Month Hayley Matthews | Aden Markram became ICC Player of the Month.

New Delhi. Indian batters like Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant to KL Rahul have performed brilliantly in the tour of England but the player of the month’s Tamaga took the South African cricketer. Aden Markram, who won the South Africa’s World Test Championship (WTC), has been chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for June 2025. Markram scored 136 runs against Australia in the WTC final played at Lord’s and took two wickets. He was also adjudged Player of the Match in the final.

After being selected by the Player of the Month, Aiden Markram said, ‘It is a great honor to win this award. It is a lot to contribute to our team and South Africa to contribute to the World Test Championship victory. Winning the final at Lord’s was a historic moment for South African cricket. This is something that we will always remember. Markram scored 136 runs in the second innings, leaving behind the disappointment of being dismissed for zero in the first innings. He shared a 147 -run partnership with captain Bavuma for the third wicket during this period. Markram was dismissed after the 207 -ball marathon innings, but he had done enough work to bring Protiaz closer to victory.

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Eden Markram also appreciated fellow players to win the WTC final. He said, ‘This victory was received due to the joint efforts of the team. KG (Cagiso Rabada) and Tembs (Temba Bavuma) contributed significantly to this. South Africa won the trophy by achieving a target of 282 runs against Australia. The Test series between India and England also started in June itself. In the first match of the series, 5 centuries were scored by India. Rishabh Pant scored centuries in both innings. KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored centuries. But Eden Markram’s innings on these innings of Indian batter was heavy.