After the loss in the Melbourne Test, the odds of qualifying for the WTC final are very difficult for India. To go to the final for the third time in a row, India will need to win the last match of the current series; even then, India will have to look at the Sri Lanka-Australia series. All in all, the situation came to a standstill. Jasprit Bumrah is the oxygen in the Indian dressing room. Despite the loss in Melbourne, there was good news in the Indian camp: Bumrah was nominated for the ICC Cricketer of the Year on Monday.
This afternoon, ICC released the nomination list of the best cricketers of the year. There, along with England's Joe Root, Harry Brook, and Australia's Travis Head, the Indian pacer was nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. Only time will tell whether the Indian team will be able to reach the final or not. But it goes without saying that the past year has been like a dream for Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah's collection of 71 wickets in 13 Test matches in 2024 despite not playing ODIs. That too, with an average of 14.92 With 15 wickets in 8 twenty-twenty matches The Perth Test captain recently became the fastest Indian bowler in Melbourne to reach the milestone of 200 Test wickets. India won the Test.
Bumrah's Cricketer of the Year nomination is absolutely right. However, Indian fans have to be patient to know whether Bumrah will get the honour of the best cricketer of the year. English batsman Joe Root is fighting with Bumrah, who scored 1556 runs at an average of 55.57 in 17 Tests. Scored six centuries, out of which the highest score is 262. Another English batsman, Harry Brook, is on the list. He has scored 1100 runs with 55 in 12 Tests this year.
The fourth name on the list is definitely Travis Head. 608 runs have come from Head's bat in nine Tests this year, the highest being 152. Also, 539 runs in 15 T20s came from the left-handed batsman. Now it remains to be seen whether Bumrah can sit alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Virat Kohli. The above three cricketers have received the honour of Indian cricketer of the year so far.
