Jasprit Bumrah has been named as ICC men’s Test Cricketer of the Year. The Indian spearhead has an excellent 2024 in both home and away conditions. He picked up 71 wickets in 13 matches. The global cricket body ICC announced on Tuesday. In the process, Jasprit Bumrah overcame fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook to the title. ICC wrote: " Jasprit Bumrah has been honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards, recognising his extraordinary 2024, in which he dominated opponents in the longest as well as the shortest format of the game."
Boom Boom Boomrah
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 28, 2025
A phenomenal year with the ball calls for the highest honour!@Jaspritbumrah93 is awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year
Congratulations Jasprit for the ultimate honour!#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/S4DMcH30mJ
Jasprit Bumrah is the fifth Indian recipient of this prestigious award after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).Jasprit Bumrah's 2024 was a phenomenal year, establishing him as the world's premier fast bowler. He became the fastest Indian pacer to 200 Test wickets, boasting a record-breaking sub-20 average. His dominance continued in the ICC Test rankings, finishing the year with an unprecedented 907 points, the highest ever for an Indian bowler.
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