The International Cricket Council (ICC) adjudged explosive Australian cricketer (opener) David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews as the respective Men and Women’s Player of the Month award winner for the month of November. Warner, nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award alongside Pakistan’s Abid Ali and New Zealand’s Tim Southee, emerged victorious with the most votes, following his crucial role in Australia’s triumph in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.
The first award was given in January 2021. Given below is the list of winners:
| Months | Men’s Player of the Month | Women’s Player of the Month |
| January | Rishabh Pant (India) | Shabnim Ismail (South Africa) |
| February | Ravichandran Ashwin (India) | Tammy Beaumont (England) |
| March | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) | Lizelle Lee (South Africa) |
| April | Babar Azam (Pakistan) | Alyssa Healy (Australia) |
| May | Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) | Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) |
| June | Devon Conway (New Zealand) | Sophie Ecclestone (England) |
| July | Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) |
| August | Joe Root (England) | Eimear Richardson (Ireland) |
| September | Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) | Heather Knight (England) |
| October | Asif Ali (Pakistan) | Laura Delany (Ireland) |
| November | David Warner (Australia) | Hayley Matthews (West Indies) |
