Among women cricketers, Pakistan Diana Baig and the South African duo of Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp were nominated for the monthly honours.
Besides Ashwin and Pant, two other Indians -- Mohammed Siraj and T Natarajan -- are also in the fray.
ICC stated that an independent ICC voting academy comprising former players, broadcasters, and journalists, will team up with fans to vote for the ICC men's and women's player of the month respectively.
Pant says he was in awe of Pujara when the batsman was getting hit by Australian bowlers and still giving his 200 per cent in the historic Brisbane Test win.
CA has sent the findings to the ICC after a probe. The ICC had given the body 14 days to lodge a report
Former UAE captain Naveed and top-order batsman Shaiman were found guilty of two offences each under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code after they exercised their right to a hearing before a tribunal.
The final of the inaugural championship was tentatively scheduled to begin on June 10 at the iconic venue in London.
India have also displaced Australia to claim the second spot in ICC Test Rankings.
Paine was left furious after DRS review overturned Cheteshwar Pujara's dismissal during the 56th over of India's innings on day 4 of the third Test when Nathan Lyon was certain that he had the batsman caught at short leg.
Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the third Test after pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of abuse from a section of the crowd, leading to expulsion of some spectators and an unreserved apology from the host board.
In the two incidents that occurred during the third and fourth day of the Test, Indian pacers Mohammed Siraj was subject to racial abuse on two consecutive days of the SCG Test.
'Baggy Green' is associated with England's arch-rivals Australia, who've been sporting the myrtle green-coloured cap in the traditional format.
While Smith clinched Test Player of the Decade award, his Indian counterpart -- Virat Kohli -- grabbed ODI Player of the Decade and the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.
Warner is gearing up to play the third Test in Sydney, having missed the first two Tests due to a groin injury.
In a span of just five years, Rashid has escalated to the top of the pile, having scalped 84 wickets at an impressive average of 12.62.
Rashid was the highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals in the past 10 years with 89 scalps at an average of 12.62
The ICC bestowed the award upon the 32-year-old for his stellar batting record during the period.
In an impressive international career so far, Kohli has gathered 12040 runs in ODIs, 7318 runs in Tests and 2928 runs in T20 Internationals, averaging more than 50 across the three formats.
While a lot many justifiable names were part of the lists, there were a few too many surprise omissions and selections made by ICC, one of the major omissions being the absence of Pakistan players from the Test and T20I team, for which they have received flak from across the globe.
While Smith clinched Test Player of the Decade award, his Indian counterpart -- Virat Kohli -- grabbed ODI Player of the Decade and the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.
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