Who are Wisden Leading Cricketer for 2025?
Who are Wisden Leading Cricketer: Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana are the Wisden’s Leading Cricketers in the world for this year. While Bumrah logged individual fighting spirit in BGT, Mandhana smashed four centuries in ODI cricket.
Bumrah: Leading Men’s Cricketer In The World
The Wisden Leading cricketer in the world is chosen by selecting the cricketers who have delivered exceptional performances in the previous calendar year across all formats of games played in whichever place.
The Wisden Leading Cricketers’ Almanack released on Tuesday, April 22, named Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Bumrah as the leading cricketers for 2024. In addition, Nicholas Pooran is the leading T20 cricketer in the world.
Jasprit Bumrah had the greatest of achievements in 2024. India’s ace pacer grabbed 71 wickets in 13 Tests with an average of 14.92. His figures in the Test were the most by any bowler in a year. Moreover, the pacer tops the chart of the ICC Test Bowling Rankings. In addition, Jasprit Bumarah reached the milestone of taking 200 wickets in Tests with an average of less than 20.
Furthermore, one can’t forget Jasprit Bumrah’s heroics in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024/25. The pacer and stand-in captain was awarded the Player of the Series, grabbing 32 wickets. Bumrah took 32 wickets in the series with an average of 13.06.
In addition, Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker in the five-match BGT series between India and Australia. Moreover, Jasprit Bumrah was the Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup 2024 held in the Caribbean. Belonging to the champion side India, Bumrah took 15 wickets in the contest.
Smriti: The Leading Women’s Cricketer In The World
Smriti Mandhana is the Wisden’s leading women’s cricketer in the world. Mandhana scored 1695 runs across all formats of the game. Following this, Smriti Mandhana claimed the record for most runs by a woman in international cricket in a year. Smriti Mandhana also garnered four ODI centuries. In addition, Smriti constructed a Test century (149 of 61 balls) against South Africa in June 2024.
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