Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah got a reward for his brilliant show in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia. 

He has been nominated for the Men’s Test Cricketer of The Year award, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday. Bumrah apart, four other cricketers are also on the nomination list made by the ICC.

England’s Joe Root and Harry Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis are the other three cricketers who have been nominated. Bumrah is the only bowler amongst the nominees.

Bumrah is the top-ranked Test bowler. The 31-year-old right-arm speedster had a stellar year as he took 71 wickets in 13 Tests, the most by any bowler in 2024.

Thirty of those 71 wickets have come in the first four Tests of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Bumrah was also the captain of the side and led the team to a memorable 295-run victory in the series opener in Perth.