ICC Player of the Month Award nominees revealed for January 2025, Varun Chakravarthy features
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the nominees for the prestigious ICC Player of the Month award for January 2025 for both the men’s and women’s categories. Three spinners from Pakistan, India, and the West Indies have been shortlisted for the ICC Player of the Month award for January 2025.
Pakistan’s seasoned spinner Noman Ali is in line to win his second Player of the Month award after his remarkable performance in the recent two-match Test series against the West Indies at home. Notably, Ali had won his first ICC Men’s Player of the Month award in October 2024.
Noman Ali, Jomel Warrican, and Varun Chakravarthy nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for January 2025
The left-arm spinner has scalped 16 wickets in two Test matches, including a ten-wicket haul in the second Test against the West Indies. He also became the first Pakistani spinner to achieve a hat trick in Test cricket during the recent Test series at home.
The second nominee is West Indies’ left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican. He has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for the first time after he topped the bowling charts and helped his team win their first Test in Pakistan in 34 years.
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Jomel Warrican made a stunning return to Test cricket in January 2025 with 19 wickets in two matches against Pakistan. He was named Player of the Series for his outstanding performances, taking 10 wickets in the first Test, including a career-best 7/32. In the second Test, Warrican played a key role in securing a historic 120-run win by taking 5/27 in the second innings against Pakistan.
India’s Varun Chakravarthy in race for the honour
The third and final nominee for the Player of the Month award is the Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy. The left-arm spinner has been in exceptional form and played a key role in India’s 4-1 T20I series win over England. He has taken 14 wickets and won the Player of the Series award for his stunning performance in the five-match T20I series against England.
His record-breaking performance made him the second-highest-ranked bowler in the ICC Men’s T20I Bowler rankings. Varun was also handed a maiden ODI call-up to the Indian team for the ongoing three-match ODI series against England after his stunning showing in the T20I series.
Beth Mooney, Karishma Ramharack, and Trisha Gongadi nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award
Meanwhile, the nominees for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for January 2025 are Australia’s Beth Mooney, West Indies spinner Karishma Ramharack, and India’s Gongadi Trisha. Mooney played a key role in Australia’s Ashes victory over England in January.
After a slow start, Beth Mooney bounced back with a half-century in the third ODI and continued her stellar form in the T20I matches, scoring 213 runs at an impressive strike rate of 146.89. Her standout knock was an unbeaten 94 off 63 balls in Adelaide. Her Ashes performances helped Mooney maintain her top spot in the ICC Women’s T20I Batter rankings as well as be nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for the first time since January 2024.
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On the other hand, Karishma Ramharack has been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for January 2025 for the first time after standout performances for the West Indies in the recent ODI series against Bangladesh Women.
Trisha Gongadi set to make history after her nomination
The off-spinner took her first four-wicket haul with figures of 4/33 in the second ODI against Bangladesh. She then returned with the career-best figures of 4/12 in the series decider, leading her side to an eight-wicket win and claiming the Player of the Series award.
In the end, India’s Trisha Gongadi is the third nominee for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for January 2025. She was adjudged the Player of the Tournament for her all-round performances. The 19-year-old all-rounder led India to the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 with her record-breaking performance. She scored 265 runs and took 4 wickets in the tournament last month.
