♦ The star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has secured the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year for his outstanding performances in 2024.

♦ The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced this on 28 January 2025. 

♦ He is now the fifth recipient of the award from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018).

♦ Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah was also named the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year 2024.

♦ The pacer also crossed the elusive 900-point mark in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings, ending the year with a record-breaking 907 points - the highest for any Indian bowler in history.