Noman Ali celebrates after taking the wicket of Jamie Smith, caught out by Saim Ayub throughout second Take a look at between England vs Pakistan, Multan Cricket Stadium, October 17, 2024. — Reuters
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali has been named among the many excellent performers who’ve been shortlisted for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month awards for October 2024.
The nominees for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month award embrace three impactful wicket-takers who starred of their respective ICC World Take a look at Championship encounters final month.
Noman is shortlisted after his wicket-taking exploits on dwelling soil helped Pakistan safe a memorable comeback victory over England.
The 38-year-old spinner made a triumphant return to Take a look at motion for Pakistan in October, and earned his first nomination for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month award thanks to twenty wickets at a mean of 13.85 throughout his two Assessments in opposition to England in Multan and Rawalpindi.
Alongside the equally spectacular Sajid Khan, Noman was a continuing risk on spinning surfaces, and was at his most deadly within the second innings of each encounters, taking eight for 46 and 6 for 42 respectively to encourage the hosts to a memorable comeback victory.
He additionally made helpful contributions with the bat, the spotlight of which was his 45-run knock within the first innings of the ultimate Take a look at.
Becoming a member of him among the many October nominees is Mitchell Santner, after the left-arm spinner bowled New Zealand to victory within the second Take a look at in opposition to India at Pune.
Regardless of simply the one outing through the calendar month, Santner made a telling contribution within the second and decisive Take a look at victory over India in Pune to seal a historic sequence victory for New Zealand.
Drafted into the facet following their victory in Bengaluru, the left-arm spinner ripped by the Indian batting lineup within the first innings, making skilled use of tempo variations and a beneficial floor to report greatest Take a look at figures of seven for 53.
Then with India chasing a sizeable goal of 359 for victory, Santner as soon as once more spun his means by the opposition, taking six for 104 to safe a 113-run victory and the guests’ first sequence win in India.
Kagiso Rabada reclaimed the highest spot within the ICC Males’s Take a look at Bowling Rankings through the month and his excellent efforts throughout South Africa’s sequence triumph in Bangladesh earned him his newest nomination.
The South African seamer goals to turn into solely the third South African to win the Males’s Participant of the Month award and is nominated because of extra landmark feats in October.
The 29-year-old claimed his three hundredth Take a look at wicket on his option to match figures of 9 for 72 within the first Take a look at, which included a match-winning six for 46 within the second innings.
An unbiased ICC Voting Academy and followers all over the world will now be invited to forged their votes to determine the winners, which might be introduced subsequent week.
