Jasprit Bumrah won the ICC men’s test cricketer of the year award after the Indian fast bowler finished 2024 with a rich haul of 71 wickets in 13 test matches.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the ODI Men’s Player of the Year award as part of the ICC Awards, with Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai receiving the honor.

The International Cricket Council has announced the winner of the ODI Cricketer of the Year award at the ICC Awards 2024. Afghanistan all-rounder

Bumrah was a standout performer in the last 12 months in which he dominated all opposition teams, grabbing 71 wickets from a mere 13 matches at a brilliant average of 14.92

Azmatullah Omarzai, Afghanistan's dynamic all-rounder, was named ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. Excelling with both bat and ball, he emerged as a key performer in ODIs, leading Afghanistan to four series victories.

On the women's side, Smriti Mandhana was awarded the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year, her second such honor after her initial win in 2018. At 28, Mandhana has had a stellar year, scoring 747 runs in 13 matches with an average of 57.86 and a strike rate of 95.15.

India's Smriti Mandhana amassed 747 runs in 13 innings to set new records surpassing South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt, England's Tammy Beaumont (554) and West Indies' Hayley Matthews

Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has made history by becoming the first player from his country to be crowned the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year.

DUBAI: Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday named ICC men's Test Cricketer of the Year for amassing 71 wickets in just 13 matches at a jaw-dropping sub-15 average, statistics that placed him heads and shoulders above his contemporaries during a phenomenal 2024.