Jasprit Bumrah nominated for ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award
Jasprit Bumrah nominated for ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is one of the four nominees for Men’s Test Cricketer of The Year award, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday.
England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook, and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis are the other three cricketers who have been nominated. Bumrah is the only bowler amongst the nominees.
Bumrah is the top-ranked Test bowler. The 31-year-old right-arm speedster had a stellar year as he took 71 wickets in 13 Tests, the most by any bowler in 2024.
Thirty of those 71 wickets have come in the first four Tests of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Bumrah was also the captain of the side and led the team to a memorable 295-run victory in the series opener in Perth.
