New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Fast bowling is difficult but throughout 2024, Jasprit Bumrah made it look easy. He would amble in, fox the batters with the red ball and the white and take wickets even when others were struggling to do the same.
He did things that perhaps only he could in masterful displays of bowling in different conditions and formats.
The year saw telling performances by Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook too but none could match the overall brilliance of the Indian pace sensation. In recognition for his efforts, Bumrah has been honoured with the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards.
"I feel really good," Bumrah told the ICC. "As a youngster, I have seen my childhood heroes winning ...