Jasprit Bumrah was the only Indian cricketer to receive multiple nominations for the ICC Cricketer of the Year awards, announced by the International Cricket Council on Monday, December 30. The fast bowler was nominated for the highest honour in the annual awards - the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for the Men's Cricketer of the Year.

He was also included in the four-man shortlist for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year award 2024.

England batters in both categories. Former India off-spinner R Ashwin echoed the sentiments of many cricket fans, expressing his belief that Bumrah is the frontrunner to claim the Test honour.

If Bumrah wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Award, he will become the fifth Indian to do so, following Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Virat Kohli (2017 and 2018), and R Ashwin (2016).

Arshdeep Singh (Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year Award), Smriti Mandhana (Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year) and Shreyanka Patil (Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year) are the other three Indians in the list of nominees for ICC Awards 2024.

Bumrah was sensational with the ball, across all formats in 2024. He played a key role in helping India end their 13-year wait for an International Cricket Council title. Bumrah picked 15 wickets at an average of 8.24 in the T20 World Cup, which India won under Rohit Sharma's captaincy.

In Test cricket, Bumrah has had a career-defining year. The Indian fast bowler picked 71 wickets in 13 Tests, finishing with more scalps than any of his counterparts.

Test series between Australia and India taking 30 wickets in four matches, 10 more than the nearest rival and opposition captain Pat Cummins.

Bumrah also led India to a victory in his second Test as captain. Standing in for Rohit Sharma in the series opener in Perth, Bumrah was lethal with the ball and switched on tactically as India hammered Australia by 290 runs.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES FOR ICC AWARDS 2024

Shortlists were drawn up by a specialist panel of cricket writers and broadcasters, who selected the nominees according to on-field performances and overall achievements in international cricket throughout the calendar year.

The winners of the ICC Awards will be announced towards the end of January 2025, the board send