The 31-year-old Bumrah finished with 32 wickets in five Test matches, taking 22 at an average of 14.22 in the three Test matches in December.
On Tuesday, India pacer Jasprit Bumrah was nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2024 following his outstanding performance against Australia in the just concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Bumrah collected 22 wickets in three Tests in December at an average of 14.22, and he concluded with 32 wickets in five Tests.
However, Bumrah was unable to play during Australia’s second innings in Sydney because to a back spasm.
His notable performances included nine wickets in both the Brisbane and Melbourne Tests, which helped keep India in contention.Pat Cummins, who led Australia to a 3-1 series victory over India, and South African seamer Dane Paterson are also nominees for the award, in addition to Bumrah.
The Australian bowler performed admirably, taking 17 wickets at an average of 17.64 in three Tests against India.
His greatest bowling effort came in Adelaide, where he took five for 57 and helped the hosts win by ten wickets, and he also contributed with the bat, scoring 49 and 41 in Melbourne.Paterson’s bowling heroics against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in which he took 13 wickets at an average of 16.92, were critical to the Proteas’ successful drive to face Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final later this year.
