Talented Jasprit Bumrah is on the radar of most cricketing fans after finishing 2024 on a high. The pacer bagged 86 wickets throughout 2024 to shatter several records across formats. He currently has over 30 wickets at the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024/25 and is set to continue his fine form in 2025.
Many cricket fans currently tout the star man as a perfect choice to become India’s future Test skipper.
Jasprit Bumrah Features in the Best Test XI of 2024 List
Jasprit Bumrah secures a position in Cricket Australia’s 2024 Best XI. The talented pacer exhibited undeniable skill as he bagged 71 Test wickets across 13 matches in 2024. Bumrah secured a decent 14.9 average while bagging a quintet of five-wicket hauls throughout the calendar year.
A highlight of his great pacing year was a season-high 6 for 45 to push his side to victory in red-ball cricket. One of Bumrah’s greatest performances at home in 2024 came against England. The 150km per hour man bagged 19 wickets in four Test meetings to hand India a comfortable victory.
He also bagged 31 wickets for India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024 with a 12.8 average. His trio of five-wicket hauls and other great stats makes Bumrah impossible to ignore in 2024.
Other players in the Best Test XI of 2024 include:
- Matt Henry (New Zealand) – 48 wickets in 9 Tests (best figures at 7 for 67 vs Australia and 5 for 15 vs India),
- Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 35 wickets in 15 matches (5/31 best figures and 2 five-wicket hauls),
- Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) – 35 wickets in 15 games (5/59 best figures @ 19.2 average),
- Harry Brook (England) – 1,100 runs in 12 Tests (@ 80 average),
- Alex Carey (Australia) – 46 dismissals and 42 catches in 9 Test matches (average @ 33.8),
- Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 1,049 runs in 9 matches (average @ 74.9),
- Joe Root (England) – 1,556 runs in 31 innings (55.56 average, 6 centuries and 5 half-centuries)
- Ben Duckett (England) – 1,149 runs in 32 innings (2 centuries and 6 half-centuries)
- Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) – 984 runs in 12 matches (bagged 134 runs vs India and 240 vs South Africa),
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 1,478 runs in 15 games (54.7 average and two double-centuries).
Bumrah Named Captain of the Best Test XI of 2024
Jasprit didn’t only make it to the Test XI of 2024 but earned the special squad’s captaincy too. He was captain as India beat Australia during the first BGT 2024/25 Test.
Lehmann Applauds “Superstar” Bumrah and Predicts India’s Next Test Captain
Former Australian head coach Darren Lehmann believes Jasprit Bumrah is a superstar and could be set to take over as India’s captain:
“Oh, superstar. One of the best I have seen He (Jaiswal) and Harry Brook are two next-generation players. They are the ones that people will sit back and say they are good players. He played very well in Melbourne and was outstanding in Perth. He has come up leaps and bounds on this tour,” Darren said.
Lehmann believes Bumrah has all the goods to become India’s Test captain in the near-future:
“I presume he (Jasprit Bumrah) is the next captain when Rohit finishes. He did a really good job in Perth. He is the best bowler I have ever seen live. I have seen Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath and all, but I have not seen a bowler have an impact like him in a single series like Jasprit Bumrah has since Mitchell Johnson in the 2013-14 Ashes win. He will do well when he gets a chance to lead India,” Lehmann concluded.
Madan Lal Hails “Star” Bumrah, Tips the Pacer to Become Team India Test Captain
Former Team India cricketer Madan Lal believes Jasprit Bumrah has attained “star” status and can be unplayable across formats:
“I have no hesitation in saying Jasprit Bumrah is the Indian cricketer of the year. As a fast bowler, all I can say is he has been outstanding for India, be it in Tests and the ICC T20 World Cup. I told you before also, he is unplayable. The world is now saying Bumrah is the greatest, so there can be no debate,” Lal added.
Lal ended the interview with comments supporting Bumrah’s emergence as India’s next Test captain:
“Bumrah is a star, I would love to see him as the future Test captain of India,” he said.
