Not Jasprit Bumrah or Marco Jansen, Pakistan star crowned player of the month after stunning performance against Australia

Pakistan's star speedster, who recently played in the ODI series against Australia, has been crowned ICC Player of the Month for November following his heroics against Baggy Greens. The speedster rattled up Australia with 10 wickets in three ODIs, helping the Men in Green register their first ODI series win Down Under in 22 years.

Rauf took 18 wickets in November, more than India's legendary speedster Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa's Marco Jansen.

Rauf's best performance came in the second ODI against Australia as Pakistan trailed 1-0 in the three-match series, Rauf produced a fiery pace-bowling display in Adelaide, claiming figures of 5/29.

That was Rauf's second five-wicket haul for Pakistan, which helped the Rizwan-led side bundle out the hosts on just 163. Pakistan bounced back into the series with an emphatic nine-wicket triumph.
 

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During the third ODI, the 31-year-old pacer picked up another couple of wickets and was named Player of the Series as Pakistan emerged winners by a 2-1 margin.
 

In the three T20Is that followed, Rauf seized five more dismissals, including a four-wicket haul in Sydney, his fourth in T20Is.

Later in the month, as Pakistan toured Zimbabwe, Rauf clinched three more wickets from as many ODIs as the visitors came from behind to clinch a 2-1 series win.