DUBAI: Australia’s Pat Cummins has been named the captain of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Test Team of the Year 2024 on Friday, featuring India’s Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Cummins is the only Australian in the line-up, with four players from England, two from New Zealand and one from Sri Lanka.
Cummins has been named the captain of the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year for the second consecutive year. He earned this honor after leading Australia to the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final, overseeing victories against Pakistan, New Zealand, and India.
Not only has Cummins demonstrated outstanding leadership, but he has also made significant contributions with both bat and ball. In 2024, he took 37 wickets at an average of 24.02 and scored 306 runs, averaging 23.53.
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal earns a spot at the top of the order after scoring 1,478 runs during the year at an impressive average of 54.74. His performance included double centuries in back-to-back Tests against England in February and a superb 161 against Australia in Perth.
His opening partner, Ben Duckett, played a crucial role in England’s Test success in 2024. Duckett’s aggressive batting established the foundation for England to post massive totals.
His consistency allowed him to finish as the third-highest run-scorer of 2024, behind his compatriot Joe Root and India’s Jaiswal. Overall, Duckett amassed 1,149 runs at an average of 37.06.
Century-makers litter the middle order, comprised of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, English duo Joe Root and Harry Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis.
Williamson notched 1,013 runs in 2024 at an average of almost 60, while Brook’s 1,100 calendar runs were headlined by a record knock of 317 in victory over Pakistan in October.
Mendis enjoyed a breakthrough year, hitting five centuries and becoming the fastest to 1,000 Test runs in 75 years, while the evergreen Root scored more Test runs (1,556) and recorded more centuries (6) than anyone else.
Jamie Smith earns a spot as the designated wicketkeeper in the Test Team of the Year, six months after making his Test debut for England, thanks to 637 runs in nine Tests which included a maiden hundred against Sri Lanka in August.
Captain Cummins is joined in the bowling group by all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja of India, who boasted 527 runs and 48 wickets in his Test year. Also with 48 wickets is New Zealand’s Matt Henry, the pacer making impressive contributions against Australia, India and England.
Completing the list is top-ranked Test bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who excelled once more with the ball in hand, topping the wicket-taking charts with 71 wickets in 2024 at a sensational average of 14.92.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India), Ben Duckett (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Joe Root (England), Harry Brook (England), Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka), Jamie Smith (England – Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (India), Pat Cummins (Australia – Captain), Matt Henry (New Zealand), Jasprit Bumrah (India)
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