DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday revealed the nominees for the November 2024 Men’s Player of the Month award, and Pakistan’s right-arm pacer Haris Rauf has been selected.
Rauf faces stiff competition from India’s Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa’s Marco Jansen, who both put in stellar performances that propelled their teams to historic victories in their respective matches.
The 31-year-old was instrumental in Pakistan’s historic ODI series victory in Australia – their first in 22 years.
The right-arm pacer ended the series as the leading wicket-taker with 10 scalps and an economy rate of just five. His excellent bowling effort led Pakistan to a 2-1 series victory.
His exceptional form continued in the subsequent T20I series, where he took five wickets, including a spectacular four-wicket haul in the second T20I.
He ended the month with a further three wickets in as many ODIs against the Kangaroos, taking his tally to 18 dismissals across all formats in November.
Marco Jansen, from South Africa, showed all his brilliance throughout November. In the T20I series against India, he made significant contributions with both the bat and the ball.
He took a wicket in each of the first three matches and was particularly dominant with the bat, hitting a 17-ball 54 in the third T20I and an unbeaten 29 in the fourth.
Despite their efforts, South Africa lost the series 3-1. Jansen’s most notable performance came in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Durban, where he produced career-best figures of 11/86.
His seven-wicket haul in the first innings helped bowl Sri Lanka out for just 42 – the second lowest total in Test history in the 21st century.
India’s stand-in captain in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, Jasprit Bumrah, has reaffirmed his reputation as one of the game’s greats.
His remarkable eight-wicket haul at Perth (5/30 and 3/42) was instrumental in India’s 295-run victory in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
After India were bowled out for 150, the right-arm pacer dismantled Australia’s top order, taking three wickets in the first seven overs and finishing with 5/30 to restrict the hosts to just 104.
In the fourth innings, defending a daunting total of 534, he scored early again, adding three more scalps to seal a dominant victory for India, earning him the Man of the Match award.
