DUBAI — Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday nominated as one of the three contenders
to win the ICC player of the month award for November following his magnificent
performance in India's massive win by 295 runs over Australia in Perth while
captaining the side.
Bumrah led the Indian team in the absence of skipper
Rohit Sharma, who missed the series opener of the five-match Test rubber due to
the birth of his second child.
The peerless fast bowler was nominated along with South
African left-arm seamer Marco Jansen and Pakistan's Haris Rauf.
Bumrah returned to the top of the ICC men's Test bowling
rankings in November and aims to win his second player of the month award.
Deputising for Rohit, stand-in skipper Bumrah produced
electric spells with the ball, taking five for 30 in a memorable first innings
display and three for 42 in the second to ensure India kept their hopes alive
of a spot in next year's World Test Championship final.
Joining Bumrah on the shortlist is Jansen, who was
impressive in the T20I series over India before dazzling with the ball in the
Proteas' win by 233 runs against Sri Lanka in the Durban Test.
Completing the line-up is Rauf, who inspired Pakistan's
first ODI series win in Australia since 2002.
The ICC women's player of the month contenders for
November include Bangladesh's Sharmin Akhter, South Africa's Nadine de Klerk
and Danni Wyatt-Hodge of England.
Akhter led from the front in her side's opening ODI duels
over Ireland in Mirpur, whereas de Klerk topped the run-scoring and
wicket-taking charts for South Africa in their T20I series against England to
earn her place among the nominees. The visitors can boast opener Wyatt-Hodge on
the shortlist after a sparkling set of scores helped England claim the series
3-0.
