Tue Jan 28 23:32:05 IST 2025: ## Bumrah and Kerr Crowned ICC’s Best Players of 2024

**Dubai, UAE:** Jasprit Bumrah and Amelia Kerr were named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) best male and female cricketers of 2024, respectively, at the annual awards ceremony on Tuesday. Bumrah, the first Indian pacer to achieve the feat, won the coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and the Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award. Kerr, instrumental in the White Ferns’ maiden T20 World Cup victory, secured the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award.

The awards ceremony also saw several historic firsts. Azmatullah Omarzai became the first Afghan cricketer to win the Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award, highlighting Afghanistan’s growing presence in international cricket. India had a strong showing, with Smriti Mandhana winning the Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award and Arshdeep Singh taking home the Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award.

Other notable award winners included Richard Illingworth, named ICC Umpire of the Year for his outstanding performance, and several emerging players from across the globe. The complete list of winners is as follows:

* **Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year):** Jasprit Bumrah
* **Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year):** Amelia Kerr
* **ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year:** Jasprit Bumrah
* **ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:** Azmatullah Omarzai
* **ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year:** Arshdeep Singh
* **ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year:** Kamindu Mendis
* **ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year:** Gerhard Erasmus
* **ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year:** Smriti Mandhana
* **ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year:** Amelia Kerr
* **ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year:** Annerie Dercksen
* **ICC Women’s Associate Player of the Year Award:** Esha Oza
* **ICC Umpire of the Year Award:** Richard Illingworth

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