Jasprit Bumrah & Smriti Mandhana named Wisden's Leading Cricketers

Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana have been named the World’s Leading Men’s and Women’s cricketers, respectively, by the Wisden Cricketers Almanack. Wisden released its annual list of leading cricketers of the world, and five cricketers, in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The cricketers were chosen based on their performances in various formats, taking into account their performances in 2024.

Smriti Mandhana was named the Leading Women's Cricketer in the World in 2018, also.

Another Recognition for Jasprit Bumrah 

• Jasprit Bumrah had an excellent 2024, where his performance has already won him the 2024 Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year Award and the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year Award.
• In 2024, Jasprit Bumrah claimed 71 test wickets at an average of less than 15 runs each. In 2024,  he also claimed his 200th test wicket of his career. 
• He is the first bowler in cricket’s history to take 200 test wickets with an average of less than 20 runs each. 
• He also led the Indian bowling attack to win the ICC T20 World Championship held in the West Indies and the USA in June 2024.

Smriti Mandhana Wisden Leading Women’s Cricketer 

• Smriti Mandha was recognised for her excellent performance in 2024. She scored 1659 runs in all formats of the game in 2024. 
• She was a leading run scorer in women’s cricket. She also scored four centuries in the one-day international (ODI), another record in women’s cricket.
• Her performance in the ODI has already fetched Smriti Mandhana the ICC Women’s ODI (One Day International) Cricketer of the Year Award.

Leading T20 Player in the World  

• West Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran was named the Leading T20 Player in the World..

Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Every year, Wisden selects five cricketers for their performance in the English domestic season. It is given only once to a cricketer.
• This year, the selected players were Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith, Dan Worral, Liam Dawson, and Sophie Ecclestone.

Wisden Trophy for the Year's Outstanding Performance

• New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner was named the Wisden Trophy for the Year’s Outstanding Performance. 
• He took a match-winning 13-wicket haul against India at the Pune Test in 2024 to help New Zealand take a 2-0 lead in the Test Series. New Zealand won the Test series 3-0.
• It was India's first Test series defeat at home since December 2012.

Indian who has been named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 

Men 

• Virender Sehwag - 2008 and 2009
• Sachin Tendulkar -2010
• Virat Kohli- 2016, 2017 and 2018
• Jasprit Bumrah-2024

Women 

• Mithali Raj -2017
• Smriti Mandhan- 2018, 2024

About Wisden Cricketers Almanack 

The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is considered the most authoritative record of cricket in the world.

The first edition was published in 1864 and has been published every year from London, England.

It is one of the most respected sports publications globally.

Wisden first published Five Cricketers of the Year in 1889, and the Leading Cricketer in the World for the previous calendar year since 2004.

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2024 ICC Cricketer & Test Player of the Year Award for Jasprit Bumrah