'Jassi Bhai' Supremacy! Record-Breaking Speedster Named ICC Men's Player Of The Month For December 2024

The Indian pace legend gets rewarded for his excellent form, as he is named ICC Men's Player of the Month For December 2024. Read below.

Jasprit Bumrah took 32 wickets in the recently-concluded BGT 2024-25 series

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Indian cricket legend Jasprit Bumrah ends his memorable 2024 on a high, as the right-arm pacer has been named ICC Men's Player of the Month For December 2024. The 31-year-old has beaten the likes of Pat Cummins (Australia) and Dane Paterson (South Africa) for the elusive award.

Say hello 👋 to the ICC Men's Player of the Month for December 2024! 🔝

A round of applause for Jasprit Bumrah! 👏 👏 #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/2ZpYHVv2L1

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah endured a tough period from 2022-2023, whereconstant injuries hampered his playing time. However, ever since returning from injury, Jasprit Bumrah has been on a whole different level, and currently sits, arguably, the greatest bowler of past 15 years.

The speedster fought a lone battle against Australia in India's recent Tour Down Under, as the side succumbed to a series of humiliating defeats at the hands of the reigning World Test Champions in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series.

Australia ended their 10-year wait to get their hands on the elusive BGT trophy, as they th rashed India 3-1, but the Kangaroos certainly lost their individual battles to Jasprit Bumrah, who rattled their batting order with 32 wickets in 9 innings, and was awarded the 'Player of the Series'.

Jasprit Bumrah achieved a unique feat during the series, as he became the first-ever bowler in the history of Test Cricket to scalp 200 wicktets, with a bowling average less than 20.

Taking only December into consideration, Jasprit Bumrah scalped 22 wickets, with a bowling average of 14.22 across 3 Test matches.

The workload was immense, as the Indian legend carried the burden of delivering for the nation in what was a '1v11' situation, as other Indian bowlers failed miserably to complement Jasprit Bumrah.

The BGT 2024-25 saw the 31-year-old bowl 151.2 overs, which included 39 maidens; 32 wickets; and a bowling average of 13.06, which is way too remarkable and unique, seeing the magnitude of the fixture and the quality of batters out there.