India, April 22 -- Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have made it an Indian double in this year's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which was published Tuesday. Bumrah and Mandhana have been named men's and women's Leading Cricketer in the World, respectively, for their extraordinary performances over the course of the year.

While India may have lost 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, Bumrah was almost universally hailed for his performances and is crediting with almost single-handedly keeping India competitive throughout the series. Bumrah took 32 wickets in the series at an average of 13.06. Overall, he took 71 Test wickets last year while maintaining an average of less than 15.

Bumrah became the first Test bowler in history to ...