Pakistan right-arm fast bowler Haris Rauf has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for November 2024, following his impressive performance in the recently concluded Australia tour.
The right-handed bowler faces stiff competition from India’s Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa’s Marco Johnson, who have produced impressive performances that have led their teams to historic victories in their respective matches.
Rauf was instrumental in Pakistan’s historic ODI series win in Australia – the first in 22 years.
The right-arm pacer finished the series as the top wicket-taker with 10 scalps at an economy rate of just five. Due to his brilliant bowling, Pakistan won the series 2-1.
His exceptional form continued in the subsequent T20I series, where he took five wickets, including a brilliant four in the second T20I.
He ended the month with three more ODI wickets against the Kangaroos, taking his tally to 18 in all formats in November.
South Africa’s Marco Johnson has shown his all-round brilliance throughout November. In the T20I series against India, he made important contributions with both bat and ball.
He took a wicket in each of the first three matches and was particularly dominant with the bat, scoring 54 off 17 balls in the third T20I and an unbeaten 29 in the fourth.
Despite their efforts, South Africa lost the series 3–1. Johnson’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 Sri Lanka to bowl out for just 42 runs, the second-lowest total in Test history in the 21st century.
India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah confirmed his reputation as one of the game’s greats in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series.
His brilliant eight-wicket haul (5/30 and 3/42) in Perth was instrumental in India’s 295-run victory in the opening Test of the Border-Gaskar Trophy.
After India were bowled out for 150, the right-arm pacer tore through Australia’s top order, claiming three wickets in the first seven overs and taking 5/30 to restrict the hosts to just 104. finished with
In the fourth innings, defending a difficult 534, he struck again, and added three more scalps to seal a dominant win for India, earning him the Player of the Match award.
An independent ICC voting academy and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to decide the winners, who will be announced next week.