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Jasprit Bumrah took 70 wickets in just 13 Tests in 2024 — the most he has done in a calendar year.
Jasprit Bumrah (Credit: AP)
Indian vice-captain and ace fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah is among the four nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s ‘Test Cricketer of the Year’ Award for 2024. He’ll compete with England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis for the prestigious award.
Bumrah had a stunning 2024 in the longest format of the game. In 13 matches, he took a whopping 71 wickets — one more than his combined tally for the last four years — at an average of 14.92. He recorded as many as five five-wicket hauls in the year, three in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and one each against South Africa and England.
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