Jasprit Bumrah beats Joe Root to win ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024 award
Published - 27 Jan 2025, 03:49 PM | Updated - 27 Jan 2025, 11:35 PM
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Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruling the headlines for his incredible performance across the formats in the last calendar year, as well as for his back issues ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The year 2024 was incredibly memorable for the Indian pacer.
The ace paceman achieved numerous accolades last year with his sensational bowling performance, and now he has added another one to his tally. On Monday (January 27), Jasprit Bumrah was named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024 after delivering his best-ever performance in red-ball cricket for the India National Cricket Team.
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Jasprit Bumrah wins ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2024
With this honor, Bumrah joined an elite group of Indian cricketers who have won the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award, as the ace fast bowler became the sixth Indian to do so. He joined the elite club of Indian legends like Rahul Dravid (2004), Gautam Gambhir (2009), Virender Sehwag (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016), and Virat Kohli (2018).
Additionally, India has now equaled Australia’s record for the most players to have received the prestigious award after Bumrah was honored with the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2024. The only player to have claimed the honor twice is Steve Smith, who won it in 2015 and 2017.
After returning from a back injury in late 2023, Bumrah dominated Test cricket with 71 wickets, the highest tally in the traditional format of the game in 2024, followed by England’s Gus Atkinson (52). The Indian pacer bowled 357 overs with an incredible average of 14.92 and a strike rate of 30.1, showcasing his brilliance in both home and away conditions.
Jasprit Bumrah scripts history with his remarkable 2024 Test show
With his phenomenal performance in the longest format of the game in 2024, Jasprit Bumrah also became the fourth Indian bowler to take over 70 wickets in a calendar year in Test cricket, joining the elite club of former spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Anil Kumble and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev.
In the history of Test cricket, none of the 17 bowlers who have taken more than 70 wickets in a calendar year have done so with an average as impressive as Bumrah's. His remarkable 2024 Test season kicked off in Cape Town during India’s historic win over South Africa.
Jasprit Bumrah's phenomenal 2024 in numbers
Jasprit Bumrah played a crucial role in India’s eight-wicket victory over South Africa by taking eight wickets across both innings in Cape Town. He continued his outstanding form with 19 wickets during a five-match Test series at home against England, which India won with a 4-1 scoreline.
However, the highlight of Bumrah’s 2024 came in the high-pressure Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Australia, where he delivered a sensational performance for India. Bumrah finished the five-match Test series with 32 wickets and won the Player of the Series award.
During the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Bumrah also reached the 200-wicket milestone in Test cricket and became just the 12th Indian bowler to do so. Additionally, the Indian pacer also made history by becoming the only bowler in Test cricket to have taken at least 200 wickets with an average under 20, with his remarkable average standing at 19.4.
