ICC Test Team of the Year 2024: Australia’s Pat Cummins is the captain of the ICC Men’s Test team for the second consecutive year. He led the team to the final of the ICC World Test Championship, winning against Pakistan, New Zealand and India and taking 37 wickets in nine Tests at an average of 24.02.
ICC Test Team of the Year 2024 Announced
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 1,478 runs in the year at an average of 54.74, including double centuries in two consecutive Tests against England in February and a brilliant 161 against Australia in Perth. His opening partner is Ben Duckett, one of four English players and the second to score more than 1,000 Test runs in a year (1,149).
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, England pair Joe Root and Harry Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis have all scored centuries in the middle order.
Williamson scored 1,013 runs at an average of almost 60 in 2024, while Brook’s 1,100 calendar runs were topped by a record 317 in the victory over Pakistan in October. Mendis scored five centuries and became the fastest player to reach 1,000 Test runs in 75 years, while the evergreen Root has scored more Test runs (1,556) and more centuries (6) than anyone else.
Jamie Smith has been named as the designated wicketkeeper in the Test team of the year, six months after making his Test debut for England. He has scored 637 runs in nine Tests, including his maiden century against Sri Lanka in August.
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Captain Cummins’ bowling unit is joined by India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has taken 527 runs and 48 wickets in his Test year. Also included in the bowling line-up is New Zealand’s Matt Henry, who has 48 wickets, is a fast bowler and has been impressive against Australia, India and England.
The top-ranked Test bowler on the list is Jasprit Bumrah, who once again excelled with the ball in his hands and topped the list of wicket-takers in 2024 with 71 wickets at a sensational average of 14.92.
ICC Test Team of the Year 2024
| Player Name | Team |
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| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India |
| Ben Duckett | England |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand |
| Joe Root | England |
| Harry Brook | England |
| Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka |
| Jamie Smith (wk) | England |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India |
| Pat Cummins (C) | Australia |
| Matt Henry | New Zealand |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India |
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