Noman among nominees for ICC Men's Player of Month Award

International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the nominees for the Men’s Player of the Month Award for January 2025, including Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Noman Ali. 

Noman Ali, left-arm spinner, faces stiff competition from West Indies’ Jomel Warrican and India’s Varun Chakravarthy – the other two nominated players – who delivered best performances that led their respective sides to historic victories. 

Noman, who enjoyed a dream run in Pakistan’s home Test against England last year in October, continued his exceptional form at home and served as the team’s main attacking bowler in their recently-concluded two-match series against West Indies. He picked up six wickets for 81 runs in Pakistan’s 127-run victory in the opening Test, while his best came out in the subsequent fixture, where he picked up a total of 10 wickets. 

West Indies’ Warrican, who delivered his career-best performance in the aforementioned series, was also nominated for the prestigious award. Warrican was the standout performer with the ball for the West Indies as he registered magnificent bowling figures of 10/101, coupled with an unbeaten 31-run knock in the opening fixture.

Overall, Warrican picked up 19 wickets at an exceptional average of just nine, besides scoring 85 runs at an average of 42.50. He was also adjudged the player of the series.

On the other hand, India’s Chakravarthy, who was a key component in their 4-1 home T20I series victory over England, extended his brilliant form to January. The mystery spinner picked up 12 wickets at an average of 9.41 and an exceptional economy rate of 7.01.