Dubai, Feb 6
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the players in contention for the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards for January, highlighting the top performers from a busy month of international cricket. Three talented spinners comprise the shortlist of candidates for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month, after all enjoyed a prolific start to 2025 in both long and short formats.Noman Ali seeks to win his second ICC Men’s Player of the Month award after wicket-taking feats and a historic hattrick in Pakistan’s World Test Championship series against the West Indies. First-time nominee Jomel Warrican topped the bowling charts in that series and led the tourists to their first Test win in the Pakistan for 34 years.Varun Chakravarthy completes the trio, after a string of stellar displays in India’s T20I triumph over England.The ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees feature two senior stars of the short formats, alongside a promising young star fresh from U19 Women’s T20 World Cup success.Beth Mooney was one of the primary architects of Australia’s dominant Ashes triumph over England in January, most notably in the T20I encounters, while the West Indies’ spinner Karishma Ramharack was among the wickets as her side claimed victory over Bangladesh in a competitive ODI series.The final nominee is India’s U19 all-round sensation Gongadi Trisha, following her Player of the Tournament efforts in a scintillating World Cup campaign.An independent ICC Voting Academy and fans around the world will now be invited to cast their votes to decide the winners, which will be announced next week.
