Pakistan's Asif Ali has been named the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Month in October.
Last week (ICC) on its website nominated Namibia's David Visa, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan and Asif Ali for 'Player of the Month' and after voting on it, the Pakistani batsman was named the best player of the month. Declared.
Asif Ali's two innings in two T20 World Cup matches made him the first choice of the fans. He scored 27 off 12 balls in the match against New Zealand.
In the match against Afghanistan, he hit 4 sixes and won the match for Pakistan.Irfan Pathan, a member of the ICC's voting academy, said: "Winning the match for our team and especially winning with the jaws of defeat makes Asif Ali special."
Commenting on his aggressive batting against Afghanistan and New Zealand, former Indian fast bowler Irfan Pathan said that Asif Ali had twice won matches for his team in this tournament.
The former Indian fast bowler added that Asif Ali has scored less runs than David Visa and Shakib Al Hasan but the way he won the matches under pressure made him stand out among other players.
