Jasprit Bumrah nominated for December’s ICC Player of the Month award; Pat Cummins, Dane Paterson in list too

India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2024 following his standout performance against Australia in the just-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reported PTI.

Earlier on December, Bumrah picked up 22 wickets in the three Tests at a phenomenal average of 14.22. He finished the five Tests with 32 wickets in his hands, even though he could not bowl in Australia’s second innings at Sydney because of a back spasm.

Bumrah’s standout spells, including nine wickets in both the Brisbane and Melbourne Tests, kept India in the competition.

Along with Jasprit Bumrah, the other player who has been nominated for the prestigious award is Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who led his team to win BGT series against India by 3-1. In three Tests, he played in December, Cummins claimed 17 wickets at an average of 17.64.

The third in the list is South African seamer Dane Paterson, who took 13 wickets in two Tests at an average of 16.92 and helped the Proteas seal a place against the Aussies in the World Test Championship final later this year.