‘Hopefully better things will observe’ – Jasprit Bumrah on his stellar 2024 | Cricket News – The Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah will not be taking part in the Champions Trophy, however he was the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) particular visitor final Sunday, when India performed Pakistan in Dubai and India’s premier pacer was offered his ICC awards in a small ceremony earlier than the match.
Bumrah’s again harm saved him out of India’s Champions Trophy squad, after he ended a stellar 2024 season to earn the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year, in addition to being named the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year.
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Top performances throughout codecs made the 31-yr-previous proper-arm pacer an automated decide for the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year and ICC T20I Team of the Year.
Sharing his emotions in an interview with the ICC, Bumrah stated: ‘It feels actually good. As a toddler, I’d seen some of my childhood heroes win this (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) award. Always a privilege whenever you get such an honour.”

Bumrah played the lead role in India’s T20 World Cup victory last June in Barbados, ending India’s 11-year wait for another ICC trophy. He took 15 wickets in the tournament at an average of just 8.26 and an economy rate of a staggering 4.17 only.
“The T20 World Cup, which we received, is at all times going to be particular and will be there in my thoughts. Obviously, so much of learnings in my thoughts within the yr as nicely. We performed so much of Test cricket; we received to know so much of completely different experiences. So yeah, I’m very blissful, and hopefully better things will observe,” said Bumrah.
In Tests last year, he took 71 wickets, averaging 14.92, which included 32 wickets in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy.
In Bumrah’s absence, Mohammed Shami is leading India’s attack, having returned to the white-ball squad in the home series against England for the first time after the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Shami marked his return to the ICC events with a five-wicket haul in India’s opening group match against Bangladesh.
“I’m actually blissful for him,” said Bumrah. “Obviously he is had an harm battle for thus lengthy. It takes a toll. But he is been very blissful and really optimistic. Looks good; he has the ability, clearly. That will by no means go anyplace. The extra he performs, the extra confidence will come, and hopefully he’ll assist the staff go additional.”