India's Bumrah and Smriti clinch top Wisden awards

Bumrah was given the honour by the sport's “bible” after a stunning 2024 in which he excelled in red-ball and white-ball cricket.

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The 31-year-old picked up 71 Test wickets at an average of less than 15 and was named player of the tournament as India won the T20 World Cup in the West Indies.

Wisden editor Lawrence Booth described Bumrah as “quite simply the star of the year”.

Reflecting on Bumrah’s astonishing efforts during India’s Test series in Australia, Booth wrote: “He was so lethal, so uniquely challenging—astaccato of limbs somehow forming a symphony — that runs scored off him should have counted double.

“And while taking 32 Australian wickets at 13 each, he laid a claim to be considered the greatest of all time, becoming the first with 200 Test wickets at an average below 20.”

Despite Bumrah’s heroics, Australia won the five-Test series, which finished in early January, 3-1.