¨     Mitchell Starc and Laura Wolvaardt awarded ICC Player of the Month for December 2025.

¨     Australia’s Mitchell Starc has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2025.
¨     The award has been conferred for his outstanding performance during Australia’s home Ashes series victory.
¨     This recognition marks the first time Mitchell Starc has received the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award.
¨     He ended a two-year wait for an Australian player for this award, with Pat Cummins being the previous winner in December 2023.
¨     Additionally, South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for December 2025.
¨     The award was given for her key role in South Africa’s series victories against Ireland in both T20I and ODI formats.
¨     Laura Wolvaardt delivered consistent performances across formats, contributing significantly to team success.
¨     This is the second ICC Player of the Month award won by Laura Wolvaardt.
¨     She had earlier received the same award in October 2025.
¨     ICC had introduced the ICC Player of the Month awards in January 2021.
¨     It recognizes the best performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket.