After his impressive performances with the ball in 2024, the world number 1 pacemakers, Jasprit Bumrah, received the ICC Men’s Cricketer award from the year 2024, the Cricket’s world body announced on Tuesday. In the process, Jasprit Bumrah surpassed the companions nominated Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook to the title.
In particular, Jasprit Bumrah is the fifth Indian receiver of this prestigious award after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).
The most feared bowling player in all the world formats, Jasprit Bumrah was recently at the headlines of taking 32 Wickts in the Border-Gavavar trophy (BGT), becoming the first pacemaker to do so.
During the BGT, Jasprit Bumrah reached the number 1 classification in the tests between bowling players and also became the fastest Indian pacemaker to reach 200 WICKETS. The brightness of the pacemaker was reflected when the 30 -year -old crossed the 900 -point brand in the ICC classification.
He also surpassed compatriot Ravichandran Ashwin to obtain a classification range of 907 records, the highest for any Indian bowling player in history. Previously, Jasprit Bumrah was also appointed the ICC Test Cricketer of the year 2024.
Jasprit Bumrah’s Stellar 2024 in numbers
After dominating the triumphant World Cup T20 campaign in India with 15 Wickts, Jasprit Bumrah’s capacity to control the game played a crucial role during the Men In Blue campaign.
In the tests, the right arm pacemakers climbed 71 test wickts in just 13 games. It was also the highest by any bowling player in 2024, and is only Kapil Dev’s second among the Indians in a calendar year.
What follows Jasprit Bumrah?
After suffering a rear spasm in the final test against Australia in Sydney, Jasprit Bumrah is currently at a five -week break. It will undergo scanning on February 2, to obtain an exact update of the injury. Despite the injury, Jasprit Bumrah was named in the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting next month.
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