Keegan Petersen of South Africa and Heather Knight of England's women's team were named ICC Players of the Month for January 2022.
South African cricketer Keegan Darryl Petersen He has played in South African domestic cricket for Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights, and Northern Cape as a right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper, and occasional leg-break bowler. He made his debut for Boland in February 2012. In June 2021, he made his international debut for the South African cricket team.
Heather Clare Knight OBE is an English cricketer who serves as captain of the England women's team. She bats right-handed and bowls right-arm-off spin. In December 2019, Knight played her 100th Women's One Day International match for England.
South African batter Keegan Petersen was a sensation in the men's category during the home Test series against India. He finished the series as the series' leading run-scorer, with 276 runs, and was named Player of the Series. In the women's category, England skipper Knight defeated Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and West Indies star Deandra Dottin to be named ICC Player of the Month for January 2022. Knight captained England in the one-off Ashes Test against Australia in Canberra, where he finished with the most runs.
