# Gill and Shafali Verma win ICC Player of the Month for September 2026-10-13T07:31:08+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets India captain Shubman Gill was named ICC men's Player of the Month for a record fifth time on Tuesday, 13 October, following his stellar ODI series against the West Indies. Opener Shafali Verma claimed the women's honour for her performances in the Women's Asia Cup and the Asian Games. This is the fifth time players from the same board have swept both awards, and the third time India have done it. Gill scored 110 in the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram and then smashed 223 off 133 balls, the quickest double-century in ODI history, to help India chase 406 with eight wickets and 39 balls to spare. Shafali, who won her second monthly award, was India's leading run-scorer in the Asia Cup with 360 runs at a strike rate of 184.61, took six wickets, and hit an unbeaten 100 against Bangladesh at the Asian Games. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Times of India leads with the achievement itself, adding detail on Gill's double-century and his comments on the World Cup. The other two sources, both based on PTI copy, are briefer and focus on the announcement. All three report the same facts: the fifth award for Gill, Shafali's second, and the sweep. The main difference is depth, not slant. The Times of India also notes Gill now equals Hayley Matthews' five total awards, a context the others omit. A reader can take the core facts as settled across all three, with the fuller picture in the longer report. The next named item is the ICC Women's Champions Trophy in February 2027. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with the award, adds detailed stats and quotes from both players. - deccanchronicle.com (neutral report) Brief wire-style report, focuses on the announcement and shortlists. - dtnext.in (neutral report) Also neutral, includes Gill's and Shafali's quotes and match details. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Asian Games, ICC, India, Shafali Verma, Shubman Gill, Women's Asia Cup Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gill-and-shafali-verma-win-icc-player-of-the-month-for-september/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gill-and-shafali-verma-win-icc-player-of-the-month-for-september/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/