Jasprit Bumrah’s Stellar 2024: ICC Cricketer of the Year Honors
The ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024 has been announced. This time, the honorable award was given to Jasprit Bumrah, who had an outstanding year for India. He has shown impressive performances in all the formats he has played. For this, the player was also included in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year and ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year.
Records and Impressive Achievements
For the honor, Bumrah beat out competition from serious contenders such as Harry Brook, Travis Head, and Joe Root. The officials rewarded the player for his performance in 2024. In particular, he was recognized as the best player of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Jasprit has also played outstandingly in Tests. He scored 71 wickets in a calendar year, 19 more than his nearest pursuer, Gus Atkinson. The bowler also surpassed the 900 wickets barrier, setting a record for India in Test history. He also went past 200 wickets at a bowling average surpassed by none. These and other accomplishments earned the cricketer the ICC Test Player of the Year award.
The Sixth Case in History
This marks only the sixth time in history that an Indian player has won the prestigious ICC Cricketer of the Year award. Previously, this honor has been bestowed upon these cricketers:
- Rahul Dravid (2004);
- Sachin Tendulkar (2010);
- Ravichandran Ashwin (2016);
- Virat Kohli (2017, 18).
Bumrah is recovering from a back injury. Indian fans hope the player will participate in the ICC Champions Trophy. India will play their first match in the highly anticipated tournament on February 20, but whether the doctors will permit Jasprit to play remains unclear. The player was initially scheduled to return for the third ODI match against England on February 12. But no new information has been received so far.
