Bumrah, Jadeja, Jaiswal get included ICC Test team of 2024
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Dubai: Indian star pacer and back-bone of India’s bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah is included in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2024, along with the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and blasting opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Other than the Indian trio, the team, led by Australia’s Pat Cummins, features four players from England, two from New Zealand and one from Sri Lanka, IANS reported.
India’s Jaiswal takes a spot atop the order after scoring 1,478 runs during the year at 54.74, which included double-centuries in back-to-back Tests against England in February and a sublime 161 against Australia in Perth. His opening partner is Ben Duckett, one of four Englishmen in the team who scored over a thousand Test runs in the year (1,149).
Australia’s Pat Cummins captains the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year for the second successive year, earning his place thanks to another memorable stint in which he guided his side to the ICC World Test Championship Final, overseeing victories against Pakistan, New Zealand and India, and picking up 37 wickets in his nine Tests at an average of 24.02.
Captain Cummins is joined in the bowling group by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja of India, who boasted 527 runs and 48 wickets in his Test year. Also, with 48 wickets, New Zealand’s Matt Henry is the pacer making impressive contributions against Australia, India, and England.
Completing the list is top-ranked Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who excelled once more with the ball in hand, topping the wicket-taking charts with 71 wickets in 2024 at a sensational average of 14.92.