Indian leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month Award for January 2025 after his recent exploits in the T20I series against England.
Chakravarthy was in insane form in the five-match T20I series against England as he took a record 14 wickets, the most by an Indian in bowler in a bilateral T20I series. He came within touching distance of breaking the all-time record for most wickets in a bilateral T20I series but fell one wicket short of equaling Jason Holder, who had taken 15 in a series.
Chakravarthy has now been nominated for the monthly ICC Award alongside other spinners Jomel Warrican of West Indies and Noman Ali of Pakistan.
Warrican and Noman were clinical in the Test series between Pakistan and West Indies which ended in a 1-1 draw. Warrican took 19 wickets across four innings in the series at an average of 9. He took two five-wicket hauls and a four-wicket haul in the two Tests and was named the Player of the Series. The West Indian was also the highest wicket-taker in the series.
