The West Indies’ star pacer Shamar Joseph, England’s batter Ollie Pope and Australia’s veteran speedster Josh Hazlewood have been nominated for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month Award for January 2024. The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the nominees on Monday. “A West Indies fast that burst onto the worldwide cricket scene in model, an unsung hero of England’s robust top-order and a constant pacer from Australia have made the shortlist for the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month Award for January 2024,” the ICC stated in an official assertion.
Throughout his Check debut, right-armer Joseph made an instantaneous influence, taking Australia batter Steve Smith’s wicket along with his first supply.
Joseph scooped up one other 4 Australian wickets on his debut in Adelaide, ending with unbelievable numbers of 5-94. He adopted this up with stable scores of 36 and 15 when he batted for his aspect at No. 11.
The star pacer delivered a good better effort within the West Indies’ upset victory over Australia within the second Check in Brisbane, bowling 7-68 to assist the Caribbean aspect win their first Check in Australia since 1997. He scored 57 runs at 28.50 in two Assessments and grabbed 13 wickets at a powerful 17.30.
The underestimated right-hander batter Pope performed a world-class effort, scoring 196 for England within the second innings of their shock victory in opposition to India in Hyderabad.
Pope scored only one within the first inning as India dominated the opening exchanges, and the hosts have been nonetheless in command when England’s No 3 got here to the crease simply earlier than lunch on the third day of an thrilling encounter.
Whereas wickets continued to fall on the different finish, Pope remained unmovable, scoring his greatest Check rating away from dwelling and the fourth best Check innings by an England males’s participant in India.
Pope was the final participant out as England set India 231 for victory and a seven-wicket haul from debutant Tom Hartley ensured a memorable Check victory for the vacationers.
The ever-reliable Australian Hazlewood was at his reliable greatest in the course of the ICC World Check Championship in January, taking 19 wickets at a miserly common of 11.63.
Hazlewood’s month started with a four-wicket haul within the second innings on the SCG to assist Australia full a 3-0 sequence sweep over Pakistan, and the right-armer adopted that up with 9 wickets in complete because the reigning World Check Championship winners cruised previous the West Indies in Adelaide.
Hazlewood added 5 extra wickets within the second Check in opposition to the Caribbean aspect on the Gabba, closing off an excellent January for the skilled Australian seamer.
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