Sports · 17 January 2026

Mitchell Starc bags ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December

Exam-focused facts from the 17 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Australia's Mitchell Starc has been named as the winner of the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for December.
  • Starc took 16 wickets and scored 139 runs across three Tests in December during the Ashes 2025-26 against England.
  • He beat West Indies' Justin Greaves and New Zealand's Jacob Duffy for the award.