Following a successful campaign with the bat, Suryakumar Yadav holds onto his top spot in the T20I batters rankings. Meanwhile, several English stars have made gains.
While Players from England dominated the shortlist, with three nominees, two players had made cut from the arch-rivals India and Pakistan both.
Curran has been ruled out of the tournament after complaining of a lower back injury ahead of the start of CSK's game against Rajasthan Royals last week.
Sam, who is presently in the UAE for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, complained of a back issue ahead of the start of Chennai Super Kings' match against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday
Oval Test hero Shardul Thakur revealed his conversation with Sam Curran ahead of the final day of the Oval Test, where India defeated England by 157 runs.
The 23-year-old, who plays for the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, snared a fifer (5/48) against Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Thursday to help England to a series clinching-win.
Curran was promoted to new-ball duties on his home ground and rose to the occasion with figures of 5-48.
CSK all-rounder Sam Curran imitated Ravindra Jadeja's 'sword' celebration as the duo batted together during a practice match.
England were struggling at 168 for six when Curran walked in and soon his side found itself at 200 for seven. He almost won the match and series for England with his unbeaten 95
With all eyes will now be on the IPL beginning on April 9, Buttler believes Curran, who is in the Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, will have a great opportunity to talk to the former India captain.
With 14 to win from the last over, England managed to score just six as India wrapped up the ODI series with a dramatic victory in Pune.
His terrific innings in only his second international outing was cut short by a controversial dismissal, but Suryakumar Yadav took it on his chin, saying few things are "not in my control". He smashed a blistering 57 off 31 balls to set up India's series-levelling eight-run win against England in the fourth T20I.
With the ongoing debate in England about England players choosing IPL over Test matches, Curran's statement was like a reality check for the English cricket establishment.
The 22-year-old Curran will now arrive in India along with the limited overs squad.
The Hundred is a new 100-balls-per-side format to be played by eight teams in separate men's and women's tournaments.
The trio will be part of the England squad travelling to South Africa for the limited-overs tour of the country and will be taking part in the three-match T20 International series that will be played on November 27, 29, and December 1.
The cameras zoomed in on Curran during the first innings when he was standing at the square-leg position.
The 22-year-old stuck to the crease until the last over, guiding CSK to a respectable total on the scoreboard.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) gets a much needed win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 13.
Curran played an impressive outing with the bat for CSK and also took the key wicket of SRH captain David Warner.
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