ICC Men’s Cricketer Of The Year 2024: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has started the process of nomination for the awards for the year 2023. This time, four names have been shortlisted for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy i.e. ICC Cricketer of the Year Award, which includes India’s legendary fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, 1 Australian and 2 English batsmen. Who are those players? Let us know in detail.
Bumrah shortlist for ICC Cricketer of the Year
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who was wreaking havoc with his lethal bowling in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, has also ended the year on a high note. After taking 4 wickets in the first innings of Melbourne Test, Bumrah took 5 wickets in the second innings. Not only in this Test, but throughout the year, Bumrah has troubled the batsmen with his stormy balls on every front. This can be gauged from the fact that Bumrah has taken 71 wickets in 13 Test matches so far, which is the highest number of wickets taken by a bowler this year.
In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah leads the list of bowlers taking the most wickets with 30 wickets at an average of 12.83. He also completed 200 Test wickets and became the first bowler to achieve this feat with an average of less than 20.
Bumrah can win 2 ICC awards
It is worth noting that Jasprit Bumrah, who is ranked number 1 in the Test rankings, has already been nominated for the ICC Test Player of the Year. In this way, Jasprit Bumrah can be awarded two big ICC awards.
Apart from Bumrah, these players were also shortlisted
2. Harry Brook (England)
This dangerous young batsman from England scored 1100 runs in only 12 Test matches in the year 2024. His highest score was 317 runs and his average was 55. This year he did not participate for England in other formats. At the age of 22, Harry Brook, on the basis of his brilliant performance, achieved the number one position in the ICC men’s Test batting rankings, leaving behind his teammate Joe Root.
3. Joe Root (England)
England’s legendary batsman Joe Root performed brilliantly in Test cricket this year. He played 17 matches and scored a total of 1556 runs. His highest score was 262, while the average was 55.57. This year was special for Root, as he achieved the feat of scoring more than 1000 runs in a calendar year for the fifth time in his Test career.
4. Travis Head (Australia)
Australian batsman Travis Head played 9 Test matches this year and scored 608 runs at an average of 40.53. His highest score was 152. Along with Test, he also performed well in T20 format, where in 15 matches he scored 539 runs at a strike rate of more than 178.
Who will be the Cricketer of the Year?
These players have performed brilliantly this year. Now it will be interesting to see which player is awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy Cricketer of the Year Award.
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