On Tuesday, Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner for Pakistan, was named the October ICC Men’s Player of the Month.
Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner for Pakistan, was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for October on Tuesday. This comes after his outstanding performance in the just finished three-match Test series against England. He was the first Pakistani men’s winner since Babar Azam was honored in August of last year, and his valiant efforts throughout the series were sufficient to defeat South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner for the monthly prize.Noman praised his teammates for helping Pakistan rally from an early down to win the series against England.
Being named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month makes me very happy, and I am incredibly appreciative of all of my teammates for supporting me in putting up my best performances to help Pakistan defeat England in a historic home Test series. Being a part of such historic victories for your nation is always thrilling,” Noman Ali remarked, as cited by the ICC.
In his two Test matches in October, Noman produced two game-changing spells, finishing with match stats of 11/147 and 9/130 as Pakistan ended their three-year wait for a home Test series victory by defeating the opposition in the first Test.Noman devastated the visitors in his team’s defense as the Pakistani batsmen set England a goal of 297 runs in the second Test.
In order to lead Pakistan to its first Test victory at home since 2021, the left-arm orthodox bowler pushed himself to his best Test stats, taking 8/46.
Noman’s outstanding performance in the series’ last match in Rawalpindi supported his valiant efforts in the second Test.
