DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday unveiled the nominees for the Player of the Month Awards for January 2025, including Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Noman Ali.
The ICC Player of the Month award recognizes outstanding individual performances on the international stage.
The nominees for January are all spinners who excelled across various formats.
In addition to Noman Ali, the shortlisted players include West Indies’ left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican and India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy.
Warrican delivered a career-best performance and helped the West Indies draw the two-match away Test series against Pakistan.
In the first Test, he claimed career-best bowling figures of 10/101 and scored an unbeaten 31*. Meanwhile, in the second Test, he took four wickets in the first innings and followed up with a five-wicket haul in the second, bringing his match figures to an impressive 9/70.
In addition to his wickets, he contributed 54 runs as West Indies secured a victory in the second Test, ensuring the series ended in a draw.
Overall, Jomel Warrican scored 85 runs at an average of 42.50 and claimed nine wickets at an exceptional average of nine, earning him the Player of the Series award.
Meanwhile, Noman Ali continued his outstanding form for Pakistan, serving as their main strike bowler against the West Indies.
In the first Test, he claimed six wickets, conceding 81 runs. However, it was in the second Test that he truly showcased his skill.
Noman took six wickets in the first innings of the second Test, which included a historic hat-trick, making him the first Pakistan spinner to achieve a Test hat-trick.
He followed it up with another impressive performance, taking four wickets in the second innings to finish with match figures of 10/121. In total, Noman took 16 wickets at an average of 12.62.
The third nominee for the ICC Player of the Month award, Varun Chakravarthy continued his brilliant form in four home T20Is against England at home in January.
In the first match at Eden Gardens, Chakravarthy impressed with figures of 3-23, earning him the Player of the Match award. In Chennai, he conceded 38 runs but claimed the crucial wickets of Harry Brook and Jamie Overton.
It was in Rajkot, during the third T20I, where he truly showcased his class, spinning through the English batters to take five wickets for just 24 runs. He added another two wickets in the fourth T20I in Pune.
In total, Varun Chakravarthy took 12 wickets at an average of 9.41 and an exceptional economy rate of 7.01.
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