David Warner, who had a tremendous T20 World Cup, was nominated alongside Tim Southee of New Zealand and Abid Alif of Pakistan. The Aussie, however, won the award with flying colours for his scintillating performance in the world cup.

After a forgettable tournament in the IPL 2021, Warner scored 209 runs in the four matches he played, under the consideration period for the award. Those four matches involve his world cup winning the knock-in final against New Zealand and his 89 runs unbeaten inning against West Indies in the group stage.

Warner was also adjudged as the player of the tournament for his performance. Hence, he was always the favourite to win the Player of the month as well.

Matthews, on the other hand too had a superb outing in the One Day format of the game. She played four ODIs in the qualification period, three in a bilateral series against Pakistan and one in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier against Ireland. Matthews scored a total of 141 runs in these matches and claimed nine wickets.

During the bilateral series, she also recorded the stunning figure of 4 for 26 against Pakistan. The voting jury commented on her performance, saying, “Her all-around performance was the reason the West Indies won against Pakistan, and she deserves the women’s player of the month award.”

According to the video circulated on the internet, Hasan Ali can be seen irked by a media reporter questioning him. The pace bowler interrupts the media guy and asks for “next question.” This is followed by laughter from all around, but the determined reporter kept repeating that it was inappropriate behaviour from Hasan.

To this, Ali replied, “you (reporter) should write good things on Twitter, and then I’ll give you answers. Ok? You shouldn’t be personal with anyone.” He also added that even if the Pakistan Cricket Board cannot stop them from questioning, the players have some rights too. The tension in the room was eased by the intervention of Islamabad United’s Officials.

Hasan Ali has been in the spotlight of Pakistani media ever since Pakistan was knocked out of T20 World Cup 2021. In the semi-final game between Pakistan and Australia, Hasan dropped a crucial catch which almost immediately turned the match’s tide in Australia’s favour. In the successive three balls, Matthew Wade hit Shaheen Afridi for three sixes to win the game for his team.

Although the bowler had a fabulous outing in the recent series against Bangladesh last month, it does not seem to have redeemed his image in the eyes of his followers and media personals.

In the 2022 Player’s draft, Hasan was retained by Islamabad United. He had a great outing with them in the last season, and the team will be hoping for him to repeat the performance in the coming season as well.

Chapter closed!! Thanks to all of the fans @srhfansofficial @sunrisersfansofficial for your support over all the years, it was was much appreciated. #fans #loyal https://t.co/P13ztBcBQH

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) December 1, 2021

On the 30th of November, the eight IPL teams announced the players they have decided to retain for the upcoming season, and David Warner’s absence in the SRH player’s list did not surprise anyone. The left-handed batter’s departure from the team was announced even before the IPL 2021 was over.

After a run of bad form and inconsistent performance with the bat in hand, Warner was removed as the team’s captain and later dropped from the squad altogether in the first phase of the tournament. SRH fans condemned the management for snubbing their title-winning captain. In the second phase, he was brought back into the squad, but the inconsistency continued, which eventually led to him getting sidelined again.

Towards the end of the tournament, Warner was not even seen as part of the team and was absent from the dugout. He even posted photos that sent an explicit message about him not donning the orange color next season. Therefore, when the Sunrisers team did not retain him on Tuesday, it did not surprise anyone.

Although the Australian gentleman posted a picture of his with Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan to thank the SRH team and his fans for their support over the years. David Warner will be the player to watch out for in the upcoming mega auction. Especially after the player of the tournament performance, he put for his national side in the T20 World Cup last month.