{"id":63829,"date":"2025-01-27T23:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=63829"},"modified":"2025-01-27T23:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:48:37","slug":"bumrah-named-test-cricketer-of-the-year-after-stellar-2024-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/bumrah-named-test-cricketer-of-the-year-after-stellar-2024-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumrah named test cricketer of the year after stellar 2024 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAUI: Indian pacer<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/jasprit-bumrah-clinches-icc-player-of-the-month-title\/\"> Jasprit Bumrah<\/a> was named the men&#8217;s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024 by the International Cricket Council on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The right-arm quick returned to the five-day format in late 2023 after a long absence due to a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket in 2024, topping the charts with 71, just clear of England&#8217;s second-placed Gus Atkinson (52 in 11 matches).<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 14.92 throughout the year and ended 2024 with a strike rate of just 30.1.<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah said Test cricket has always been a format that I hold close to my heart and to be recognised on this platform is really special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis award is not only a reflection of my individual efforts but also the unwavering support of my teammates, coaches and fans who continue to believe in and encourage me every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepresenting India is an honour that I cherish deeply, and knowing that my efforts bring smiles to people around the world makes this journey even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah beat England batsmen Harry Brook and Joe Root, as well as Sri Lankan Kamindu Mendis, to win the award, which was given by the game\u2019s governing body.<\/p>\n<p>Smriti Mandhana made it a double for India as she was named Women\u2019s One-Day International Cricketer of the Year for the second time.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Umarzai won the Men\u2019s One-Day International award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUBAUI: Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named the men&#8217;s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024 by the International Cricket Council on Monday. The right-arm quick returned to the five-day format in late 2023 after a long absence due to a back injury. The 31-year-old Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket in 2024, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":63831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7009],"class_list":["post-63829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-jasprit-bumrah"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63832,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63829\/revisions\/63832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}