Cricket: Jasprit Bumrah Named Test Cricketer of 2024


Cricket: Jasprit Bumrah Named Test Cricketer of 2024

His performance in Australia, where he Captained the injury ridden Indian side for the Perth Test match, took 5 wicketes for 30 runs and led India to a resounding victory by 295 runs. He claimed 32 wickets across 5 matches, earning him Player of the Series.
 
Cricket: Jasprit Bumrah Named Test Cricketer of 2024

Udaipur, January 27, 2025: Claiming 71 scalps in 13 Test Matches across 2024, and playing an important part in India's Test victories against England, Bangladesh, Australia and South Africa, Jasprit Bumrah has been declared the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2024.

Bumrah returned to Test cricket in the latter part of 2023, after a long break caused by a back injury. However, within a few months, Bumrah was at his best and regained his form to torment batsmen and become the "game changer" in all the Test matches and other versions of the game.  He finished as the highest wicket-taker in 2024, averaging 14.92 with a strike rate of 30.1.


Bumrah is the 12th Indian to reach the 200 wicket mark with an average of 19.4 over this journey, being the minimum for a bowler with 200 wickets. His performance in Australia, where he Captained the injury ridden Indian side for the Perth Test match, took 5 wicketes for 30 runs and led India to a resounding victory by 295 runs. He claimed 32 wickets across 5 matches, earning him Player of the Series.

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