India pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday (February 23, 2025) acquired his ICC honours, together with the Men’s Cricketer of the Year and Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year awards, earlier than the beginning of the Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan in Dubai.
Bumrah shouldn’t be taking part in in the Champions Trophy as he has been sidelined with a again concern.
The 31-year-old was current in Dubai to gather the awards, which additionally features a place in the Men’s Test and T20I Teams for 2024.
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The ICC posted pictures of Bumrah with every of his 4 awards — together with two caps — and wrote on X, “Jasprit Bumrah receives his #ICCAwards and Team Of The Year caps for a stellar 2024.”
Bumrah had additionally met his India teammates on Sunday during their warm-up drills earlier than the match towards Pakistan.
Bumrah had an impressive Test season final yr, taking 71 wickets in 13 matches with the second-best effort coming from England’s Gus Atkinson who claimed 52 wickets in 11 matches.
Bumrah averaged 14.92 in Tests in 2024 and ended the yr with a strike price of 30.1. He additionally turned solely the fourth Indian bowler to take 70 or extra wickets in the standard format in a calendar yr after Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and R. Ashwin.
He had profitable outings towards England at house, taking 19 wickets in the five-Test sequence in the primary half of 2024, and completed the yr with 32 wickets in one other five-Test affair in Australia.
Bumrah additionally reached the 200-wicket milestone in Tests during India’s tour of Australia. Apart from his unmatched exploits with the pink ball, Bumrah additionally performed a pivotal function in India’s title triumph in the T20 World Cup in the Americas.
He was on the forefront of India’s assault, grabbing 15 wickets in the worldwide competitors.
Published – February 23, 2025 04:57 pm IST
