Jasprit Bumrah has been felicitated with the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer Of The Award title. Bumrah pipped the challenge from Travis Head, Harry Brook and Joe Root to be crowned the ICC Men's Cricketer of 2024. Bumrah is the fifth recipient of the award from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).
Earlier on Monday, Bumrah was also named the ICC Test cricketer of the year. He was also part of the ICC Test team of the year along with his countrymates Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja, a side led by Australia’s Pat Cummins.
What is Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?
The Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy is a prestigious cricket trophy awarded annually by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year. Considered to be the most esteemed award of the annual ICC Awards, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy is named after legendary West Indies cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers.
Jasprit Bumrah’s 2024 in Numbers
Bumrah dominated the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, where he spearheaded India’s title-winning campaign after 17 years without having won the event. His 15 wickets came at an astonishing average of 8.26 and an economy of just 4.17, making him the Player of the Tournament.
The speedster took 86 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 13.76 as he was the star for the Indian team during the T20 World Cup 2024 win and several other series.
The Indian pacer tallied 71 Test wickets in just 13 matches, the highest by any bowler in 2024, and only second to Kapil Dev for the most by an Indian pacer in a calendar year. Bumrah also finished the year as the leading wicket-taker in Test cricket, outpacing Gus Atkinson’s 52 by a wide margin. Bumrah took away the Player of the Series award during Border Gavaskar series for his staggering 32 wickets across five Tests.
