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Jasprit Bumrah was the Player of the Tournament at the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Jasprit Bumrah has won the Award for the Cricketer of the Year 2024. He overtook Australia’s Travis Head, England’s Root and Harry Brook in the award race. The ICC announced the award on Tuesday evening. Bumrah also won the Test Cricketer of the Year Award on Monday.
After 5 years, an Indian received the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Award’. The last time in 2018 was won by Virat Kohli. Women’s Cricketer of the Year Award was won by New Zealand all -rounder Amilia Kerr. He played an important role in the team’s Women’s T20 World Cup win last year.
Player of the Tournament in T20 World Cup Jasprit Bumrah played only 2 formats in 2024, but they performed well in both. He took 15 wickets in 8 matches of the 2024 T20 World Cup, for which he was also chosen as Player of the Tournament. He had spent runs from just 4.17 economy, with the help of which the team won the T20 World Cup after 17 years.
Test cricketer of the year also won Bumrah also won the Test Cricketer of the Year Award. He took 71 wickets in 13 Tests last year. On the tour of Australia ended in January this year, he also achieved 900 rating points in the ICC’s Test bowlers rankings. He is the number-1 bowler in the Test rankings.
In 5 Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Bumrah took 32 wickets. For which he also received the Player of the Series Award. Not only this, he captained the Perth Test and gave the team the only victory on the tour.
Fourth fast bowler to win the award The player who won the ICC Cricketer of the Year Award is awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Bumrah became the fourth fast bowler to win this award. Before him, South Africa’s Dale Stan, Australia’s Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins won the award as a pace bowler.
Jasprit Bumrah became the first fast bowler of India to become cricketer of the year.
Dravid received the first award Bumrah became the 5th Indian to win the Garfield Sobers Award. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli have also become cricketers of the year. The ICC started the award in 2004. Then Rahul Dravid of India received the award.
After Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar won the award in 2010, Ravichandran Ashwin in 2016. While Virat Kohli won this award in 2017 and 2018. Virat also received the Award for Cricketer of the Decade (Decades) in 2019.
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Bumrah ICC Test Player of the Year
Indian Pesar Jaspreet Bumrah has been voted ICC Test Player of the Year. The race also included Joe Root, Harry Brook of England and Kamindu Mendis of Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced it on Monday. Bumrah is the first Indian fast bowler to get this title. …
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