Jasprit Bumrah wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2024: Famous fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah joined cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Ravichandran Ashwin in making cricket history on Tuesday, January 28, when he was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year.

Bumrah defeated strong resistance from Travis Head, Joe Root, and Harry Brook to win this coveted championship.

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The batsman, who was born in Ahmedabad, had a great showing on the international circuit last year, playing in 21 games and taking 86 wickets.

In 13 Test matches for India, including five abroad, Bumrah took an incredible 71 wickets. Additionally, in eight Twenty20 Internationals, he rejected 15 hitters.

He won Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup 2024 for his outstanding ball-handling skills, which were crucial to India’s victory.

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On January 27, Bumrah was named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year and was ranked as the best Test bowler by the ICC.

His reputation as a premier cricket player was cemented by his outstanding performance in Test matches, which included leading India to a decisive victory over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Further demonstrating his skill on the field is Bumrah’s accomplishment of taking five five-wicket hauls in Test matches and breaking Ashwin’s record as India’s greatest wicket-taker in a single World Test Championship.

Joe Root, who played 17 Test matches for England in 2024, put up a fierce fight, but Bumrah’s excellent performance throughout the year won him the prized Cricketer of the Year award.

Indians to win ICC Cricketer of the Year award

Rahul Dravid – 2004

Sachin Tendulkar – 2010

Ravichandran Ashwin – 2016

Virat Kohli – 2017, 2018

Jasprit Bumrah – 2024

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Jasprit Bumrah Wins ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 Award: Jasprit Bumrah, a prominent fast bowler from India, was named the ICC Test Player of the Year 2024 on Monday, January 27. Last year, he dismissed 71 batsmen in 13 Test matches.

In the home series against England and the away series against Australia, Bumrah was playing at the top of his game for India.

Before taking 19 wickets in four Test matches against England, Bumrah began 2024 with six wickets in the second innings in the Cape Town Test match against South Africa on January 4, 2024.

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Bumrah claimed nine wickets (6+3) in the second Test at Vizag after dismissing six batsmen (2+4) in the series opener at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

In addition to winning Player of the Match, his outstanding performance with the ball in Visakhapatnam elevated him to the top of the Test bowling rankings.

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Bumrah finished the two-match series against Bangladesh in September-October with 11 wickets, and in the first two matches of the New Zealand series, he picked up three wickets.

Bumrah took eight wickets (5+3) while leading India in the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy without Rohit Sharma. India took a 1-0 lead in the series under his leadership after crushing the Australians by 295 runs in four days.

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Bumrah took nine wickets in the third (6+3) and fourth (4+5) Tests at The Gabba and Melbourne Cricket Ground, respectively, and dismissed four Australian batsmen in the Day-Night Test held at Adelaide Oval from December 6–8.

In addition to his bowling, Bumrah impressed with his batting as well in the first innings of the Brisbane Test and scored 10 runs as No. 10 batter to help India successfully avoid the follow-on.

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