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Indian pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah has been honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year, recognising his extraordinary 2024, in which he dominated opponents in the longest as well as the shortest format of the game.

The bowling talisman overcame fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook to the title and is the fifth recipient of the award from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).

This was the second individual ICC award for Bumrah this year, as the premier pacer was also named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024 for his 71 wickets from 13 games.

Bumrah dominated the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where he spearheaded India’s title-winning campaign with 15 wickets at an astonishing average of 8.26 and an economy of just 4.17.

Meanwhile, New Zealand star Melie Kerr won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, beating Laura Wolvaardt, Chamari Athapaththu and Annabel Sutherland to the top honour.

In T20Is alone, Kerr amassed 387 runs and took 29 wickets at an average of 15.55, yet it was during the World Cup campaign that her brilliance was most apparent - setting a new record for the most wickets in a single edition (15) and culminating in an unforgettable individual display in the final to secure the silverware and the Player of the Tournament accolade.