The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the Player of the Month for December 2024. Indian National Cricket Team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been awarded for his heroics with the ball during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against the Australian National Cricket Team. Team.
Jasprit Bumrah beat Pat Cummins and Dane Paterson to win the ICC Player of the Month award. The Indian National Cricket Team pacer played three games in December and was exceptionally good with the ball during the month as he picked 22 wickets at an astonishing average of 14.22.
Jasprit Bumrah single-handedly carried the Indian bowling line-up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Bumrah single-handedly carried the Indian bowling line-up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and was a key performer with the ball from both sides. He started December on a high, picking a four-wicket haul in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Bumrah then brought his best in the third game of the series at the Gabba in Brisbane. The premier pacer picked six wickets in the first innings and then followed it up with three wickets in the second innings to complete the nine-wicket haul.
Jasprit Bumrah picks 32 wickets in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Jasprit Bumrah continued his golden touch with the ball in the fourth game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, the Boxing Day Test. The fast bowler picked four wickets in the first innings and then followed it up with five wickets in the second innings.
In total, Jasprit Bumrah scored 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and became the only batsman in the Indian National Cricket Team. He was also awarded the Player of the Series award and was also the highest ranked bowler in terms of ICC rankings. He surpassed Ravichandran Ashwin who had 904 rating points to achieve this feat.
Jasprit Bumrah also reached a big milestone in the series by taking his 200th Test wicket. He became the fourth fastest player to reach this milestone in terms of balls hit. The Indian National Cricket Team also became the first bowler in history to claim 200 Test wickets at an average below 20.
Annabel Sutherland awarded ICC Women’s Player of the Month
On the other hand, Australia’s Annabel Sutherland was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month. He was one of the best performers of December as he was exceptional with bat and ball in five ODIs – three against India and two against New Zealand.
Annabel Sutherland scored 269 runs in December with two centuries, one of which was 110 against India in Perth and an unbeaten 105 against New Zealand in Wellington. In December, the biased average was 67.25 and the strike rate was 113.98. He also claimed 9 wickets at an exceptional save of 3.85 and an average of 16.22.
