Pakistan right-arm spinner Haris Rauf has been named among the standout performers shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Awards for November 2024.
The right-arm pacer faces stiff competition from India’s Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa’s Marco Janssen, who delivered excellent performances that led their teams to historic victories in their matches.
Rauf played a pivotal role in Pakistan’s historic ODI series win in Australia – their first in 22 years.
The right-arm pacer capped the series as the leading wicket-taker with 10 scalps at an economy rate of just five. His brilliant bowling effort resulted in Pakistan winning 2-1.
His exceptional form continued in the subsequent T20I series, where he took five wickets, including a stunning four-wicket haul in the second T20I.
He finished the month with three more wickets in as many ODIs against the Kangaroos, taking his tally to 18 dismissals in all formats in November.
South Africa’s Marco Janssen has shown his all-round 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, smashing a 17-ball 54 in the third T20I and an unbeaten 29 in the fourth.
Despite his 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 match figures of 11/86.
His seven first-innings haul helped bowl out Sri Lanka for just 42 – the second-lowest total in Test history in the 21st century.
India’s stand-in captain in the opening Border-Gavaskar Test series, Jasprit Bumrah, has confirmed his reputation as one of the greats of the game.
His impressive eight-wicket haul in Perth (5/30 and 3/42) was pivotal in India’s 295-run win in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
After India were bowled out for 150 runs, 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, he defended a total of 534 runs, batting early again, adding three more runs to seal a dominant win for India, earning him the Player of the Match award.
The ICC’s Independent Voting Academy and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to determine the winners, which will be announced next week.