Jasprit Bumrah, India’s distinctive quick bowler, has been nominated for the distinguished ICC Males’s Cricketer of the Yr award. He’s additionally in competition for the ICC Males’s Check Cricketer of the Yr award. His nominations comply with his excellent efficiency in 2024, significantly in opposition to Australia.
Bumrah is nominated alongside England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook, and Australia’s Travis Head for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Males’s Cricketer of the Yr).
For the ICC Males’s Check Cricketer of the Yr award, Bumrah is listed alongside Root, Brook, and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis.
In 2024, Bumrah’s Check cricket efficiency was distinctive. He took 71 wickets in 13 matches at a median of 14.92 and a strike fee of 30.16, the very best figures of any bowler.
Within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy alone, Bumrah claimed 30 wickets in simply 4 Checks.
“Having returned to the Check area following his restoration from a recurring again damage in 2023, Bumrah dominated the bowling charts in 2024. That includes throughout 13 Checks within the calendar 12 months, Bumrah delivered his best-ever annual tally – 71 wickets – ending the 12 months with extra Check wickets than any of his counterparts,” the ICC mentioned on its web site.
Bumrah’s efficiency remained constant no matter taking part in situations. He excelled each in pace-friendly situations in South Africa and Australia, and in much less favorable situations for quick bowlers in India.
“Be it the pace-conducive situations in South Africa and Australia, or more durable situations for quicks at residence, Bumrah was equally spectacular by way of the 12 months. Nevertheless, it was on India’s tour of Australia that the tempo spearhead produced his magnum opus,” it added.
The ICC highlighted Bumrah’s impactful spells at Perth, which led India to a 295-run victory. In addition they famous his important contribution to India’s unbeaten run on the 2024 T20 World Cup.
“Bumrah nabbed 15 wickets from eight outings – together with a pair within the closing in opposition to South Africa – as India went unbeaten on the 2024 T20 World Cup,” the ICC mentioned.
Travis Head’s nomination acknowledges his main run-scorer standing within the T20 World Cup and his very important position in Australia’s Check batting.
“Typifying an aggressive model of batting, the southpaw brandished runs at a brisk fee within the shortest format, and completed among the many main run-getters at ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024. Within the Check area, Head was very important to Australia’s push for defending their ICC World Check Championship title,” the ICC mentioned.
Joe Root has been essentially the most prolific batter in Check cricket this 12 months, accumulating 1,556 runs in 17 Checks at a median of 55.57. He has scored six centuries and 5 half-centuries, exceeding 1,000 runs in a calendar 12 months for the fifth time in his profession.
“Throughout 17 Checks, Joe Root compiled his second-best annual run-tally in Checks – second solely to his 1,708 runs from 2021. It was additionally the fifth occasion of Root scoring over 1,000 Check runs in a calendar 12 months,” the ICC mentioned.
Root’s consistency for England, each at residence and away, has been exceptional. His spectacular type has elevated him to joint-fifth place for many Check centuries (36), alongside Rahul Dravid.
“With six Check lots of to go alongside 5 half-centuries, Root was a constant performer for England – each residence and away. His spectacular run with the bat noticed Root amass joint-fifth highest tons in Checks (36) alongside Rahul Dravid,” it added.
The ICC acknowledged Root’s career-best rating of 262 in opposition to Pakistan at Multan, his sixth double century in Check matches, as one in all his most vital achievements.
Harry Brook, Root’s teammate, has additionally been nominated, having scored 1,100 runs in 12 Checks at a median of 55.00, together with 4 centuries and three half-centuries.
Brook ranks fourth within the 2024 run-scorers checklist, behind Root, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (1,478 runs at 54.74), and England’s Ben Duckett (1,149 runs at 37.06).
“A flagbearer of England’s quickfire model of batting, Harry Brook emerged as a breakthrough performer within the longest format,” the ICC mentioned.
Remarkably, Brook scored a higher proportion of his runs (723) away from residence, regardless of taking part in the identical variety of matches in England (6).
“A noticeable trait in his performances was the truth that most of his runs (723) got here away from residence whereas taking part in the identical variety of video games as he did in England (6),” it added.
Brook’s spectacular 317 off 322 deliveries stands out as one in all his finest performances of the 12 months.
Kamindu Mendis of Sri Lanka can also be nominated. He amassed 1,049 runs in 9 Checks at a median of 74.92, reaching the milestone of 1,000 Check runs in simply 13 innings, equaling Sir Don Bradman’s file.
“Mendis averaged greater than any of the batters who performed greater than two Checks within the calendar 12 months – a staggering 74.92 from 9 matches,” the apex physique mentioned.
Mendis’s distinctive batting performed a pivotal position in Sri Lanka’s pursuit of their first-ever look within the ICC World Check Championship Ultimate. His contributions have been key to victories over New Zealand, England, and Bangladesh.
“His performances with the bat helped Sri Lanka push their declare for his or her first-ever look within the ICC World Check Championship Ultimate with wins over New Zealand, England and Bangladesh,” it added.
The ICC highlighted Mendis’s two centuries in opposition to New Zealand at residence as his most noteworthy efficiency. These contributions made him the fifth-highest run-scorer of the 12 months.
