Jasprit bumrah wins ICC Cricketer of the Year Award: Jasprit Bumrah, who was elected the best Test cricketer for the year 2024 on Monday (January 27, 2025) last Monday (January 28), has been voted ‘ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year’. The 31 -year -old fast bowler contributed significantly to India’s success in the domestic Test series against England and Bangladesh. Not only this, he also played an important role in making the country a T20 champion for the second time. Which he has been awarded the ‘ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year Award’.
Bumrah’s collision with players like Head and Root
You will be surprised to know that Bumrah was competing with Australian star batsman Travis Head as well as English legendary batsmen Joe Root and Harry Brook for the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award (ICC Men Cricketer of the Year Award). But here he managed to name the prestigious awards, beating those dhurandars.
These dhurundhars have won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for India
A total of five players have won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award from India so far. Which includes the names of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Virat Kohli and Jaspreet Bumrah.
Former captain Dravid first won the award in 2004. After that Sachin Tendulkar in 2010, Ravichandran Ashwin in 2016, Virat Kohli in 2017 and now Jaspreet Bumrah have managed to name him.
2004 – Rahul Dravid
2010 – Sachin Tendulkar
2016 – Ravichandran Ashwin
2017 and 2018 – Virat Kohli
2024 – Jaspreet Bumrah
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