{"id":10659,"date":"2025-01-27T18:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bynewsindia.com\/?p=10659"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:41:52","slug":"icc-awards-2024-bumrah-mandhana-omarzai-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/?p=10659","title":{"rendered":"ICC Awards 2024: Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana, Azmatullah Omarzai Shine as Top Cricketers Crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ICC Awards 2024:<\/strong> The ICC Awards 2024 celebrated the best in cricket, with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jasprit_Bumrah\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>, Smriti Mandhana, and Azmatullah Omarzai taking center stage. Bumrah earned the ICC Men\u2019s Test Cricketer of the Year award after a record-breaking year. Mandhana secured her second ICC Women\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year title with stunning performances, while Omarzai&#8217;s all-round brilliance saw him claim the ICC Men\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year honor. The winners embody cricketing excellence and determination, marking 2024 as a memorable year for the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-jasprit-bumrah-test-crickets-new-king\">Jasprit Bumrah: Test Cricket&#8217;s New King<\/a><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#bumrah-claimed-71-wickets-in-13-tests-during-2024\">Bumrah claimed 71 wickets in 13 Tests during 2024<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-smriti-mandhana-the-queen-of-womens-odi-cricket\">Smriti Mandhana: The Queen of Women&#8217;s ODI Cricket<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-azmatullah-omarzai-afghanistans-rising-star\">Azmatullah Omarzai: Afghanistan\u2019s Rising Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#conclusion-celebrating-crickets-finest\">Celebrating Cricket\u2019s Finest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/bynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-1024x439.png\" alt=\"ICC Awards 2024: Bumrah, Mandhana, Omarzai Triumph\" class=\"wp-image-10660\" style=\"width:695px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-450x193.png 450w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1-1200x515.png 1200w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jasprit-Bumrah-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jasprit Bumrah (Image: icc-cricket.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-jasprit-bumrah-test-crickets-new-king\"><strong>Jasprit Bumrah: Test Cricket&#8217;s New King<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Award:<\/strong> ICC Men\u2019s Test Cricketer of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achievements:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>71 Test wickets in 2024 at an average of 14.92.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Player of the Series in Australia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Indian since Virat Kohli (2018) to win this award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Statistic<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Value<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Total Wickets<\/td><td>71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average<\/td><td>14.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Best Haul in 2024<\/td><td>8\/47<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bumrah\u2019s dominance was evident in matches against South Africa, England, and Australia. His lethal spells reaffirmed his status as a premier bowler in the longest format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bumrah Says:<\/strong><br><strong><em>\u201cI am deeply honored to receive this award. Representing India in Test cricket is a privilege I hold close to my heart.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bumrah-claimed-71-wickets-in-13-tests-during-2024\"><strong>Bumrah claimed 71 wickets in 13 Tests during 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bumrah took 71 wickets in 13 Tests played in the year 2024. He is the fourth bowler to take more than 70 wickets in a calendar year for India. Before him, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev have achieved this feat. So far, 17 bowlers have taken more than 70 wickets in a calendar year of Test cricket, but no one&#8217;s average has been equal to Bumrah&#8217;s 14.92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bumrah took 32 wickets in BGT, was Player of the Tournament<\/strong><br>Bumrah took 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which ended in early January 2025. He was also selected as the Player of the Tournament. Bumrah returned from a back injury at the end of 2023. He took 71 wickets in 13 Tests in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the series, Bumrah crossed the 200 Test wicket mark and became the 12th Indian bowler to do so. The 31-year-old Bumrah is the only bowler in Test history to take 200 wickets at the lowest average (19.4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bumrah took 8 wickets against South Africa<\/strong><br>India&#8217;s memorable moment in 2024 was defeating South Africa in Cape Town. Bumrah took 8 wickets in the match and defeated the Proteas by 8 wickets. After this, Bumrah took 19 wickets in the five-Test series against England at home. Due to which India won 4-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/bynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-1024x439.png\" alt=\"ICC Awards 2024: Bumrah, Mandhana, Omarzai Triumph\" class=\"wp-image-10661\" style=\"width:695px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-450x193.png 450w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana-1200x515.png 1200w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Smriti-Mandhana.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smriti Mandhana (Image: icc-cricket.com\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-smriti-mandhana-the-queen-of-womens-odi-cricket\"><strong>Smriti Mandhana: The Queen of Women&#8217;s ODI Cricket<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Award:<\/strong> ICC Women\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performance Highlights:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>747 runs at an average of 57.46 in 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four centuries, including two back-to-back against South Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Metric<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Value<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Total Runs<\/td><td>747<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average<\/td><td>57.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Centuries Scored<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandhana\u2019s remarkable consistency set her apart, showcasing her ability to shine under pressure on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mandhana Says:<\/strong><br><strong><em>\u201cThis award motivates me to strive for excellence. It\u2019s a privilege to represent India and contribute to the team&#8217;s success.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/bynewsindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-1024x439.png\" alt=\"ICC Awards 2024: Bumrah, Mandhana, Omarzai Triumph\" class=\"wp-image-10662\" style=\"width:695px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-150x64.png 150w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-450x193.png 450w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai-1200x515.png 1200w, https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Azmatullah-Omarzai.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azmatullah Omarzai (Image: icc-cricket.com\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-azmatullah-omarzai-afghanistans-rising-star\"><strong>Azmatullah Omarzai: Afghanistan\u2019s Rising Star<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Award:<\/strong> ICC Men\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achievements:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>417 runs at an average of 52.12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17 wickets at an average of 20.47.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Career-best score: 149* vs Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Category<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Statistic<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Total Runs<\/td><td>417<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Batting Average<\/td><td>52.12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Wickets<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bowling Average<\/td><td>20.47<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Omarzai\u2019s all-round brilliance was pivotal for Afghanistan in 2024. His contributions with both bat and ball made him an invaluable asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Omarzai Says:<\/strong><br><strong><em>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to win this award. This recognition inspires me to achieve more with my team and for my country.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion-celebrating-crickets-finest\"><strong>Celebrating Cricket\u2019s Finest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICC Awards 2024 highlight the immense talent and dedication of the players who continue to elevate the sport. As the cricketing world celebrates Bumrah, Mandhana, and Omarzai\u2019s achievements, the stage is set for more thrilling performances in the future. Stay tuned as the ICC reveals the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/\">ICC<\/a>\u2019s official website<\/strong> &#8211; https:\/\/www.icc-cricket.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bynewsindia.com\/sports\/champions-trophy-2025-and-england-odi-series-india-squad-announced\/\"><strong>Champions Trophy 2025 Squad Unveiled: Shami Returns, Bumrah in Action, 4 Star All-Rounders Included \u2013 Know Who Is In and Who Is Out<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" data-post_type=\"post\" data-cat=\"sports\" data-modified=\"120\" data-title=\"ICC Awards 2024: Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana, Azmatullah Omarzai Shine as Top Cricketers Crowned\" data-home=\"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICC Awards 2024: The ICC Awards 2024 celebrated the best in cricket, with Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana, and Azmatullah Omarzai taking center stage. Bumrah earned the ICC Men\u2019s Test Cricketer of the Year award after a record-breaking year. Mandhana secured her second ICC Women\u2019s ODI Cricketer of the Year title with stunning performances, while Omarzai&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[603,93,95,207,208,604,605,606,607,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-10659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-azmatullah-omarzai","9":"tag-bynews","10":"tag-bynewsindia","11":"tag-cricket","12":"tag-cricket-news-2","13":"tag-icc-awards","14":"tag-icc-awards-2024","15":"tag-jasprit-bumrah","16":"tag-smriti-mandhana","17":"tag-top-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khabar18.jantabuletin.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}