According to cricket sources, Pathum Nissanka, the opening batsman of Sri Lanka, has been nominated for the Cricketer of the Month award for the month of February, which ended in ICC (International Cricket Council).
It is also special that Pathum has been nominated for this award due to his excellent performance in the recently concluded Sri Lanka-Afghanistan ODI series. In that tournament, a player for Sri Lanka made a double century in a one-day international cricket match Pathum was able to join the records by becoming the first batsman to record.
And as the batsman who recorded the highest number of runs in an ODI match for Sri Lanka, Pathum got the opportunity to join the records in that match.
In that match Pathum broke a 24-year-old record set by former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya.
In addition to Sri Lankan player Pathum Nissankata, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and India's young opener Yashashvi Jaishwal will also participate in the ICC World Cup this February. The fact that the player has been nominated for the award has also been noted in the ICC records as a notable event.