The 35-year-old was on a roll in the recently concluded Ashes series. taking 31 wickets and contributing with two half-centuries. His outstanding all-round performance earned him the Player of the Series award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia's left-arm fast bowler was nominated for the Player of the Month award after he took 16 wickets and scored 139 runs across three tests in December.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Starc was proud to have won the award on the back of a successful home Ashes win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to be named the ICC Player of the Month, and even more special that it came on the back of such a successful home Ashes. To have played a part in winning such an iconic series in front of our home crowd is something we will all relish for a long time,\u201d Starc said to ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAs a team, we\u2019ve had some outstanding performances in the last few years. The focus now is on building that momentum towards a place in next year\u2019s ICC World Test Championship Final,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Australian beat two other impressive performers in West Indies\u2019 Justin Greaves and New Zealand's Jacob Duffy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAs a team, we\u2019ve had some outstanding performances in the last few years. The focus now is on building that momentum towards a place in next year\u2019s ICC World Test Championship Final,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While New Zealand fast bowler Duffy led the wickets in the home Test series against West Indies, taking 23 wickets at an impressive average of 15.43 over three matches. He was crucial to New Zealand\u2019s 2-0 series win, regularly challenging opposition batters with his swing and precision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n