ICC Player of the Month: Dinusha, Robinson, Mahmud shortlisted

Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha, England’s Ollie Robinson and Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August 2026 after producing outstanding performances during their respective Test assignments

New Delhi: Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha, England pacer Ollie Robinson and Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud were on Thursday nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for August 2026.

All three nominees produced match-defining performances in various situations in the longest format during the month.

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Left-handed batter Dinusha was in imperious form during Sri Lanka’s two-match series against India, which they lost 1-0 at home. The youngster set the tone in the opening Test at the Galle International Stadium with a fine century before following it up with a fighting 84 in the second innings.

He raised the bar further in the second Test at the SSC Ground in Colombo, striking 103 in the first innings and remaining unbeaten on 133 in the second to help Sri Lanka secure a hard-fought and epic draw. Dinusha finished the series as the leading run-getter for either side, accumulating 420 runs at a staggering average of 140 across the two matches.

On the other hand, England seamer Robinson proved to be the wrecker-in-chief in his side’s dominant start to the home Test series against Pakistan. The right-arm pacer delivered a career-best performance in the opening Test at Headingley with figures of 8-80.

He then backed it up with a clinical spell of 8-35 in the second match at Lord’s as England wrapped up comfortable victories in both encounters to go 2-0 up and take an unassailable lead in the series. Robinson ended August 2026 with 16 wickets at an exceptional average of 7.18.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh fast bowler Mahmud came into the spotlight as the architect of his country’s landmark Test victory on Australian soil. The pacer produced a match-winning display during the Darwin Test triumph, picking up 6-55 in the first innings and 3-56 in the second essay to engineer a famous victory for Bangladesh.

Hasan finished the two-match Test series in Australia, which ended in a 1-1 draw, with nine wickets at an average of 19.77.