Deepti Sharma named ICC Women's Player of the Month for October 2026

India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for October 2026. She won the award for her performances in the home series against Zimbabwe. Bangladesh's Sobhana Mostary and Australia's Annabel Sutherland were also in the running, but Deepti beat both.

The 29-year-old has won the award for the second time in her career. She had earlier won the ICC Player of the Month title in December 2023.

In the T20 and ODI series played in October, Deepti shone with both bat and ball. She played six matches against Zimbabwe across the two formats, scoring 155 runs, including a century, and taking seven wickets.

In the first match of the T20 series in Raipur, Deepti made a quick 49 and played a key role in India's win. In the same series she also took two wickets and helped India to a clean sweep against Zimbabwe.

She kept up the form in the ODI series. In the first match she took two wickets. In the second she was outstanding: she scored her second ODI century and also took two wickets. The award was given for this all-round performance.

Deepti expressed her delight after winning the award. She said, "I am very happy to win the ICC Women's Player of the Month award. The series against Zimbabwe was very good for the whole team and I am proud of the young players' performances."

In the men's category, South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen was named ICC Player of the Month for October 2026. The 26-year-old Jansen won the award for the first time in his career. Pakistan's Arafat Minhas and West Indies' Shai Hope were also in the running, but Jansen beat both.